पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · March 23, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra134.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.53°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha356.81°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.31°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra319.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani318.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:10 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:45 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla06:07 – 07:39
Varjyam06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:07 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:39 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:10 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:16 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:48 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:20 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:48 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:16 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:10 – 04:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:39 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.8467°
Longitude: 80.9462°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871927.27
Julian Day2460392.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1914°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)154.63°
🪷 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 (24.1914°), declination 1.15°, EoT -7.21 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: 2024-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)