पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · April 16, 2021 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।

"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.13°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	44.86°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	61.08°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	358.32°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	301.83°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	7.15°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	288.27°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 49 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 10 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:59 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:38 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:31 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla	18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:30 – 12:06
Yamaganda	15:18 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla	07:18 – 08:54
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:42 – 07:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:18 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:54 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:30 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:06 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:42 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:18 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:55 – 18:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:31 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:55 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:18 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:42 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:06 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:30 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:54 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:18 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.8467°

Longitude: 80.9462°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870855.27
Julian Day	2459320.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1504°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.37°

🪷 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 (24.1504°), declination 10.14°, EoT 0.02 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: 2021-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)