पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · April 18, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.41 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा।

तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोंऽशसंभवम्।।10.41।।
"10.41 Whatever is glorious, excellent, beautiful and mighty, be assured that it comes from a fragment of My splendour." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.16°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra279.36°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala332.39°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha21.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra335.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani141.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:53 – 10:29
Yamaganda13:42 – 15:19
Gulika Kāla05:40 – 07:16
Varjyam06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:40 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:16 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:53 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:29 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:19 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:55 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:32 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:55 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:19 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:29 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:53 – 04:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:16 – 05:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.8467°
Longitude: 80.9462°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866474.27
Julian Day2454939.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9828°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)276.35°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.9828°), declination 10.81°, EoT 0.51 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2009-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)