पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 16, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.64 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।।18.64।।
"18.64 Only listen once more to My last word, the deepest secret of all; thou art My beloved, thou are My friend, and I speak for thy welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.76°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra57.64°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.54°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha284.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra273.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani131.68°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:32 – 10:56
Yamaganda13:45 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla06:43 – 08:07
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:43 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:07 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:32 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:56 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:21 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:10 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:34 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:59 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:34 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:10 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:21 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:56 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:32 – 05:07 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:07 – 06:43 (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)1866047.27
Julian Day2454512.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)115.35°
🪷 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 (23.9665°), declination -12.60°, EoT -14.54 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: 2008-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)