पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · December 10, 3138 BCE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3080
Śaka Saṁvat: -3215
Bengali Saṁvat: -3730
Malayalam Era: -3961
Nanakshahi: -4606
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya292.71°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra190.94°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala107.79°KarkaĀśleṣā P1
बुध Budha295.09°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati3.73°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra289.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani283.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:00 – 13:20
Yamaganda08:01 – 09:20
Gulika Kāla10:40 – 12:00
Varjyam07:07 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:41 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:01 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:20 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:40 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:20 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:39 – 15:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:59 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:19 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:59 – 20:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:39 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:20 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:40 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:20 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:01 – 06:41 (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 Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12853.73
Julian Day575611.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8944°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)258.23°
🪷 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 (-47.8944°), declination -21.10°, EoT 6.43 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: -3137-12-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)