पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 13, 2007 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 8.9 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
कविं पुराणमनुशासितार

मणोरणीयांसमनुस्मरेद्यः।

सर्वस्य धातारमचिन्त्यरूप

मादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात्।।8.9।।
"8.9 Whoso meditates on the Omniscient, the Ancient, more minute than the atom, yet the Ruler and Upholder of all, Unimaginable, Brilliant like the Sun, Beyond the reach of darkness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.99°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra240.14°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha316.11°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati232.64°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra325.70°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani117.34°KarkaAśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:09 – 16:33
Yamaganda09:33 – 10:57
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:45
Varjyam07:13 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:45 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:09 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:33 – 10:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:57 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:09 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:33 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:57 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:33 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:09 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 01:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:57 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:33 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:09 – 06:45 (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 Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865679.27
Julian Day2454144.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9524°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.53°
🪷 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 (23.9524°), declination -13.54°, EoT -14.60 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: 2007-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)