पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · May 7, 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 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।
"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra330.28°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala73.82°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha40.66°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra33.06°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani289.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:23 – 12:03
Yamaganda15:22 – 17:02
Gulika Kāla07:03 – 08:43
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:24 – 07:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:03 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:43 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:23 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:02 – 18:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:42 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:02 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:23 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:43 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:03 – 05:24 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870876.27
Julian Day2459341.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1512°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.43°
🪷 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 (24.1512°), declination 16.83°, EoT 3.51 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: 2021-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)