पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · May 14, 2011 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 11.54 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन।

ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप।।11.54।।
"11.54 Only by tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only thus can a man become one with Me, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.91°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra161.53°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.86°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha3.15°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.28°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra3.58°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani166.94°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:41 – 10:22
Yamaganda13:43 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla05:19 – 07:00
Varjyam05:53 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:19 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:00 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:41 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:43 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:24 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:05 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:45 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:05 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:24 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:43 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:41 – 04:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:00 – 05:19 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867230.27
Julian Day2455695.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0118°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.06°
🪷 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 (24.0118°), declination 18.50°, EoT 3.76 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: 2011-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)