पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 8, 2011 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 9.4 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना।

मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः।।9.4।।
"9.4 The whole world is pervaded by Me, yet My form is not seen. All living things have their being in Me, yet I am not limited by them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra304.97°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.69°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha239.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.60°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra216.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani172.67°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:35 – 10:54
Yamaganda13:32 – 14:51
Gulika Kāla06:57 – 08:16
Varjyam07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:57 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:16 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:35 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:32 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:51 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:10 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:29 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:10 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:51 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:32 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:35 – 05:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:16 – 06:57 (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 Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867104.27
Julian Day2455569.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0069°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.48°
🪷 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 (24.0069°), declination -22.31°, EoT -6.70 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: 2011-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)