पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 5, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।
"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra221.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.41°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha270.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati250.66°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra222.32°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani134.17°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:34 – 10:53
Yamaganda13:30 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla06:56 – 08:15
Varjyam07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:56 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:15 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:34 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:53 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 13:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:30 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:49 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:08 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:27 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:08 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:49 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:30 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:53 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:34 – 05:15 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:15 – 06:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866005.27
Julian Day2454470.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9649°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)319.84°
🪷 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 (23.9649°), declination -22.70°, EoT -5.45 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: 2008-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)