पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · April 21, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.02°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra105.88°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.11°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha8.84°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.67°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra13.33°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani288.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:05 – 13:42
Yamaganda07:14 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla10:28 – 12:05
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:37 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:14 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:51 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:28 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:05 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:42 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:19 – 16:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:56 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:33 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:56 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:19 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:42 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:05 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:28 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:51 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:14 – 05:37 (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 Navamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870860.27
Julian Day2459325.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1506°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)102.22°
🪷 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 (24.1506°), declination 11.88°, EoT 1.19 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: 2021-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)