पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · May 8, 2009 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.19 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य

मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्

स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्।।11.19।।

"11.19 Without beginning, without middle and without end, infinite in power, Thine arms all-embracing, the sun and moon Thine eyes, Thy face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	23.61°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	190.52°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	347.83°	Mīna	Revatī P1
बुध Budha	37.81°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	301.20°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	341.90°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	140.78°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:36 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:42 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla	18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:23 – 12:03
Yamaganda	15:23 – 17:02
Gulika Kāla	07:03 – 08:43
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:23 – 07:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:03 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:43 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:23 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:03 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:43 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:23 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:02 – 18:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:42 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:02 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:23 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:43 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:03 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:23 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:43 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:03 – 05:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.8467°

Longitude: 80.9462°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866494.27
Julian Day	2454959.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9836°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	168.00°

🪷 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 (23.9836°), declination 17.08°, EoT 3.58 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: 2009-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)