पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 12, 2010 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 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.72°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra231.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.17°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha252.32°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.93°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra267.64°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani160.43°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:53 – 16:13
Yamaganda09:36 – 10:55
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 13:34
Varjyam07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:57 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:16 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:36 – 10:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:55 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:53 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:13 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:32 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:13 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:53 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:55 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:36 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:16 – 06:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866743.27
Julian Day2455208.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9931°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.85°
🪷 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 (23.9931°), declination -21.69°, EoT -8.27 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: 2010-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)