पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · May 23, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.61 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया।।18.61।।
"18.61 God dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna! He causes them to revolve as it were on a wheel by His mystic power." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.98°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra340.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala111.75°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha28.94°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati61.74°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra352.07°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani335.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 12:03
Yamaganda15:27 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla06:57 – 08:39
Varjyam05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:15 – 06:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:57 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:27 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:09 – 18:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:51 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:09 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:27 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:57 – 05:15 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872353.27
Julian Day2460818.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2077°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.83°
🪷 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 (24.2077°), declination 20.60°, EoT 3.40 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: 2025-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)