पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · March 31, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

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: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya345.95°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra117.48°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.20°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha335.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.86°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra22.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani220.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:50
Yamaganda09:05 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla12:11 – 13:44
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:59 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:32 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:05 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:11 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:17 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:50 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:23 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:50 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:17 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:11 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:05 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:32 – 05:59 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868647.27
Julian Day2457112.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0659°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.25°
🪷 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 (24.0659°), declination 3.97°, EoT -4.66 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: 2015-03-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)