पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 25, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.18 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन।

भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि श्रृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्।।10.18।।
"10.18 Tell me again, I pray, about the fullness of Thy power and Thy glory; for I feel that I am never satisfied when I listen to Thy immortal words." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya312.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra222.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala307.42°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha311.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra269.84°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani172.21°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:54 – 12:20
Yamaganda15:12 – 16:39
Gulika Kāla08:01 – 09:28
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:35 – 08:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:01 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:28 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:54 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:46 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:12 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:39 – 18:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:05 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:39 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:12 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:46 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:54 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:28 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:01 – 06:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867152.27
Julian Day2455617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0088°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.36°
🪷 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 (24.0088°), declination -9.28°, EoT -13.70 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: 2011-02-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)