पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · April 21, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.10 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत।रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा।।14.10।।
"14.10 O Prince! Purity prevails when Passion and Ignorance are overcome; Passion, when Purity and Ignorance are overcome; and Ignorance when it overcomes Purity and Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.04°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra295.86°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.39°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha5.65°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.07°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra333.19°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani243.35°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:28 – 12:05
Yamaganda15:19 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla07:14 – 08:51
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:37 – 07:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:14 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:51 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:28 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:19 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:33 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:19 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:28 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:51 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:14 – 05:37 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869399.27
Julian Day2457864.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0947°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)291.10°
🪷 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 (24.0947°), declination 11.87°, EoT 1.19 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: 2017-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)