पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 1, 2006 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 18.20 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते।अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि सात्त्विकम्।।18.20।।
"18.20 That knowledge which sees the One Indestructible in all beings, the One Indivisible in all separate lives, may be truly called Pure Knowledge." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.09°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra322.66°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala28.05°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha291.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.01°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra261.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani103.44°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:20 – 13:42
Yamaganda08:14 – 09:36
Gulika Kāla10:58 – 12:20
Varjyam07:19 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:52 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:14 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:36 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:58 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:20 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:42 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:04 – 16:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:26 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:48 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:26 – 21:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:04 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:42 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:20 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:58 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:36 – 05:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:14 – 06:52 (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 Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865302.27
Julian Day2453767.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9380°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.77°
🪷 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 (23.9380°), declination -17.18°, EoT -13.69 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: 2006-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)