पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · April 1, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.16°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra173.69°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala253.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha348.36°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.12°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra6.70°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani254.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:50 – 18:23
Yamaganda12:11 – 13:44
Gulika Kāla15:17 – 16:50
Varjyam06:29 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:58 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:31 – 09:04 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:04 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:37 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:11 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:44 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:17 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:50 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:23 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:50 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:17 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:44 – 00:11 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:11 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:37 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:04 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:31 – 05:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869744.27
Julian Day2458209.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1079°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.39°
🪷 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 (24.1079°), declination 4.46°, EoT -4.34 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: 2018-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)