पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · March 30, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya345.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra66.90°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.91°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha331.13°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.66°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra31.52°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani183.17°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 12:11
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 09:05
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:00 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:33 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:05 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:23 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:05 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:33 – 06:00 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867551.27
Julian Day2456016.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0240°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.73°
🪷 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 (24.0240°), declination 3.86°, EoT -4.98 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: 2012-03-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)