पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 3, 2004 CE

🪷 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 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra71.54°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.75°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha269.96°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra329.32°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani73.26°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:05 – 16:27
Yamaganda09:36 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla12:20 – 13:42
Varjyam07:19 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:51 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:14 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:36 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:58 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:20 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:05 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:27 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:49 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:27 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:05 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:20 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:58 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:36 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:14 – 06:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864573.27
Julian Day2453038.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9101°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.74°
🪷 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 (23.9101°), declination -16.76°, EoT -13.97 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: 2004-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)