पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · March 7, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।

"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	322.51°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	56.93°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	83.14°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	340.27°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	48.55°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	345.83°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	327.33°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 46 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 13 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:51 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:26 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:54 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:11 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla	17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:54 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:50 – 12:18
Yamaganda	15:15 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla	07:53 – 09:21
Varjyam	06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · 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	06:25 – 07:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:53 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:21 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:50 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:18 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:46 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:15 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:43 – 18:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:11 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:43 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:15 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:46 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:18 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:50 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:21 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:53 – 06:25 (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 Aṣṭamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872276.27
Julian Day	2460741.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2047°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.92°

🪷 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 (24.2047°), declination -5.24°, EoT -11.77 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: 2025-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)