पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · April 7, 2017 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.31 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यदा भूतपृथग्भावमेकस्थमनुपश्यति।तत एव च विस्तारं ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा।।13.31।।
"13.31 He who sees the diverse forms of life all rooted in One, and growing forth from Him, he shall indeed find the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.33°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra124.11°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala25.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha10.21°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.82°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra334.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani243.53°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 12:09
Yamaganda15:18 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla07:25 – 09:00
Varjyam06:22 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:51 – 07:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:25 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:00 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:43 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:18 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:52 – 18:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:26 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:52 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:18 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:43 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:00 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:25 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869385.27
Julian Day2457850.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0942°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.92°
🪷 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 (24.0942°), declination 6.84°, EoT -2.49 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: 2017-04-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)