पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 4, 2009 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 9.2 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।

प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्।।9.2।।
"9.2 This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practiseth it pleasant beyond measure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra35.20°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha268.00°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati283.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra336.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani146.55°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:20 – 13:43
Yamaganda08:13 – 09:35
Gulika Kāla10:58 – 12:20
Varjyam07:18 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:50 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:13 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:35 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:58 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:20 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:05 – 16:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:28 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:50 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:28 – 21:05 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:05 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:20 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:58 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:35 – 05:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:13 – 06:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866401.27
Julian Day2454866.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9800°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)106.68°
🪷 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 (23.9800°), declination -16.23°, EoT -14.09 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: 2009-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)