पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · April 16, 2031 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 1.34 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः।

मातुलाः श्वशुराः पौत्राः श्यालाः सम्बन्धिनस्तथा।।1.34।।
"1.34 Teachers, fathers and grandfathers, sons and grandsons, uncles, father-in-law, brothers-in-law and other relatives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.58°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra291.09°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.84°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha343.48°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.71°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra41.42°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani42.04°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:06 – 13:42
Yamaganda07:18 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla10:30 – 12:06
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:42 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:18 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:54 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:30 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:06 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:42 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:18 – 16:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:54 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:30 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:54 – 21:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:18 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:42 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:06 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:30 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:54 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:18 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874507.27
Julian Day2462972.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2901°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.05°
🪷 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 (24.2901°), declination 9.99°, EoT 0.02 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: 2031-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)