पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · April 22, 2013 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 12.7 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात्।भवामि नचिरात्पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम्।।12.7।।
"12.7 O Arjuna! I rescue them from the ocean of life and death, for their minds are fixed on Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.04°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra138.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.95°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha348.14°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.19°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra14.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani194.41°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:13 – 08:50
Yamaganda10:28 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla13:42 – 15:19
Varjyam06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:36 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:13 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:50 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:28 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:05 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:42 – 15:19 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:19 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:57 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:34 – 19:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:57 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:19 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:42 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:05 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:28 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:50 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:13 – 05:36 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867939.27
Julian Day2456404.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0389°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.54°
🪷 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 (24.0389°), declination 12.20°, EoT 1.40 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: 2013-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)