पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · April 1, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.4 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सांख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः।

एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्।।5.4।।
"5.4 Only the unenlightened speak of wisdom and right action as separate, not the wise. If any man knows one, he enjoys the fruit of both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.64°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra73.01°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala276.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha320.93°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati270.28°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra33.20°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani276.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:44
Yamaganda07:31 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:37 – 12:11
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:57 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:31 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:37 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:44 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:50 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:24 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:50 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:44 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:37 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:31 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870475.27
Julian Day2458940.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1359°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.17°
🪷 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 (24.1359°), declination 4.66°, 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: 2020-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)