पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · March 11, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।
"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.1'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra298.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala39.63°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha299.44°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra322.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani285.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:46 – 15:15
Yamaganda06:21 – 07:50
Gulika Kāla09:19 – 10:48
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
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 Śubha06:21 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:50 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:19 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:48 – 12:17 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:17 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:46 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:15 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:44 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:13 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:44 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:15 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:46 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:17 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:48 – 03:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:19 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:50 – 06:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870819.27
Julian Day2459284.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1490°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.37°
🪷 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 (24.1490°), declination -3.69°, EoT -10.76 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: 2021-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)