पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · April 5, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.34 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ।

तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ।।3.34।।
"3.34 The love and hate which are aroused by the objects of sense arise from Nature; do not yield to them. They only obstruct the path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya351.61°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra317.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha3.87°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati140.24°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra334.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani232.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:52
Yamaganda09:01 – 10:35
Gulika Kāla12:09 – 13:43
Varjyam06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:53 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:27 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:01 – 10:35 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:35 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:09 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:43 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:17 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:52 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:26 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:52 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:17 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:43 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:09 – 01:35 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:35 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:01 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:27 – 05:53 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869018.27
Julian Day2457483.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0801°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.16°
🪷 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 (24.0801°), declination 6.17°, EoT -3.10 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: 2016-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)