पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 27, 2008 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 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra157.35°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.11°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha299.54°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra249.24°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani133.13°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:22 – 17:44
Yamaganda12:19 – 13:40
Gulika Kāla15:01 – 16:22
Varjyam07:21 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:54 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:16 – 09:37 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:37 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:58 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:19 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:40 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:01 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:22 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:44 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:22 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:01 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:40 – 00:19 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:19 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:58 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:37 – 05:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:16 – 06:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866027.27
Julian Day2454492.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9657°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.47°
🪷 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 (23.9657°), declination -18.66°, EoT -12.76 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: 2008-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)