पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · March 2, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।
"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya317.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra115.58°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha303.52°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra346.64°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani116.00°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:52 – 12:19
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla07:58 – 09:25
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:30 – 07:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:58 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:52 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:46 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:41 – 18:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:08 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:41 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:46 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:52 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:58 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865696.27
Julian Day2454161.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9531°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.45°
🪷 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 (23.9531°), declination -7.41°, EoT -12.85 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: 2007-03-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)