पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · May 13, 2022 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 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।
"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.12°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra166.27°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha40.32°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra347.44°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani300.72°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 12:02
Yamaganda15:24 – 17:04
Gulika Kāla07:00 – 08:41
Varjyam05:53 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:20 – 07:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:00 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:41 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:43 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:04 – 18:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:45 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:04 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:43 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:41 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:00 – 05:20 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871247.27
Julian Day2459712.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1654°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.89°
🪷 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 (24.1654°), declination 18.34°, EoT 3.75 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: 2022-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)