पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · April 19, 2026 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 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.79°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra26.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala342.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha341.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.01°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra29.20°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani343.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:55 – 18:32
Yamaganda12:05 – 13:42
Gulika Kāla15:19 – 16:55
Varjyam06:11 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:39 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:15 – 08:52 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:52 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:29 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:05 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:42 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:19 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:55 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:32 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:55 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:19 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:42 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:05 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:29 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:52 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:15 – 05:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872684.27
Julian Day2461149.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2203°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.36°
🪷 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 (24.2203°), declination 11.12°, EoT 0.74 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: 2026-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)