पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · April 16, 2037 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 3.4 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते।

न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति।।3.4।।
"3.4 No man can attain freedom from activity by refraining from action; nor can he reach perfection by merely refusing to act." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.03°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra6.21°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala298.76°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha0.12°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.22°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra8.07°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani121.19°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:42 – 15:19
Yamaganda05:42 – 07:18
Gulika Kāla08:54 – 10:30
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:42 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:18 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:54 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:30 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:42 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:19 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:55 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:31 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:55 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:19 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:42 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:30 – 02:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:54 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:18 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876699.27
Julian Day2465164.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3739°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.56°
🪷 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 (24.3739°), declination 10.19°, 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: 2037-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)