पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · March 8, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.25 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।14.25।।
"14.25 Who looks equally upon honour and dishonour, loves friends and foes alike, abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the Qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra258.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala37.87°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha296.06°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.04°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra318.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani285.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:52 – 09:21
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:18
Gulika Kāla13:46 – 15:15
Varjyam06:53 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:24 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:52 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:21 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:18 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:46 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:43 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:12 – 19:43 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:43 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:46 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:18 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:21 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:52 – 06:24 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870816.27
Julian Day2459281.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1489°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)294.07°
🪷 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 (24.1489°), declination -4.87°, EoT -11.53 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: 2021-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)