पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · April 18, 2012 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 2.60 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः।

इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः।।2.60।।
"2.60 O Arjuna! The mind of him, who is trying to conquer it, is forcibly carried away in spite of his efforts, by his tumultuous senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.60's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.39°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra328.36°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.55°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha336.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra48.04°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani181.74°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:06 – 13:42
Yamaganda07:16 – 08:53
Gulika Kāla10:29 – 12:06
Varjyam06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:39 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:16 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:53 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:29 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:06 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:42 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:19 – 16:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:55 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:32 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:55 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:19 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:42 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:06 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:29 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:53 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:16 – 05:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867570.27
Julian Day2456035.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0248°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.69°
🪷 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 (24.0248°), declination 10.91°, EoT 0.51 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: 2012-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)