पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · March 18, 2016 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।

"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.80°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	92.17°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	219.67°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
बुध Budha	327.96°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	142.28°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	312.67°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani	232.07°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:36 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:13 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:51 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:51 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:44 – 12:15
Yamaganda	15:16 – 16:46
Gulika Kāla	07:43 – 09:14
Varjyam	06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:13 – 07:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:43 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:14 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:44 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:15 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:45 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:16 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:46 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:17 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:46 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:16 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:45 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:15 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:44 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:14 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:43 – 06:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.8467°

Longitude: 80.9462°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869000.27
Julian Day	2457465.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0794°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	116.03°

🪷 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 (24.0794°), declination -0.84°, EoT -8.76 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: 2016-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)