पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · March 26, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।
"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya341.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra124.51°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha320.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati297.88°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra341.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani286.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:40 – 12:12
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 09:08
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:04 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:40 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:49 – 18:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:21 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:49 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:40 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 06:04 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870834.27
Julian Day2459299.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1496°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.53°
🪷 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 (24.1496°), declination 2.23°, EoT -6.26 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: 2021-03-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)