पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · April 29, 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 12.14 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.14।।
"12.14 Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra239.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala12.17°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha0.61°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.59°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra22.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani193.88°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:08 – 08:47
Yamaganda10:25 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:42 – 15:21
Varjyam06:02 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:30 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:08 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:47 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:42 – 15:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:21 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:59 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:37 – 19:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:59 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:21 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:42 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:47 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:08 – 05:30 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867946.27
Julian Day2456411.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0391°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.58°
🪷 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 (24.0391°), declination 14.46°, EoT 2.64 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: 2013-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)