पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · April 23, 2012 CE

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BG 2.65 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।

प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।।2.65।।

"2.65 Having attained Peace, he becomes free from misery; for when the mind gains peace, right discrimination follows." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	9.27°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	28.07°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	129.93°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	342.09°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	24.10°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	51.56°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	181.36°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:15 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:12 – 08:50
Yamaganda	10:27 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla	13:42 – 15:20
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:35 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:12 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:50 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:27 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:05 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:42 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:20 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:57 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:34 – 19:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:57 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:20 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:42 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:05 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:27 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:50 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:12 – 05:35 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.8467°

Longitude: 80.9462°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867575.27
Julian Day	2456040.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0249°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	21.28°

🪷 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 (24.0249°), declination 12.61°, EoT 1.60 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: 2012-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)