पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · May 25, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.28 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।

विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः।।5.28।।
"5.28 Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya39.70°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra165.92°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha25.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.11°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra72.20°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani253.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 12:03
Yamaganda15:27 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla06:56 – 08:39
Varjyam05:48 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:14 – 06:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:56 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:27 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:10 – 18:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:52 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:10 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:27 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:56 – 05:14 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869798.27
Julian Day2458263.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1100°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.34°
🪷 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 (24.1100°), declination 20.91°, EoT 3.22 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: 2018-05-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)