पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 25, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.37 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।।2.37।।
"2.37 If killed, thou shalt attain Heaven; if victorious, enjoy the kingdom of earth. Therefore arise, O Son of Kunti, and fight!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya312.30°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra252.59°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.08°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha294.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.87°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra268.81°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani208.99°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:12 – 16:39
Yamaganda09:27 – 10:54
Gulika Kāla12:20 – 13:46
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:35 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:01 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:27 – 10:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:54 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:20 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:46 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:12 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:39 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:05 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:39 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:12 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:46 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:20 – 01:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:54 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:27 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:01 – 06:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868248.27
Julian Day2456713.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0507°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.18°
🪷 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 (24.0507°), declination -9.18°, EoT -13.70 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: 2014-02-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)