पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · May 17, 2011 CE

Also observed today

वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।

"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	31.80°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	206.07°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	10.11°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	7.09°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	1.96°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	7.22°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	166.80°	Kanyā	Hasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 29 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 30 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:30 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:10 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:47 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla	18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:25 – 17:06
Yamaganda	08:40 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla	12:02 – 13:44
Varjyam	05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:18 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:59 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:40 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:21 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:02 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:44 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:25 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:06 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:47 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:06 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:25 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:44 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:02 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:21 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:40 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:59 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.8467°

Longitude: 80.9462°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867233.27
Julian Day	2455698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0119°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	175.57°

🪷 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 (24.0119°), declination 19.21°, EoT 3.72 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: 2011-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)