पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 1, 2011 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 9.28 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि।।9.28।।
"9.28 So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra264.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala288.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha271.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.79°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra242.17°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani172.94°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:04 – 16:26
Yamaganda09:36 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla12:20 – 13:42
Varjyam07:19 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:52 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:14 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:36 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:58 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:20 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:04 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:26 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:48 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:26 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:04 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:20 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:58 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:36 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:14 – 06:52 (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 Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867128.27
Julian Day2455593.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0079°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.84°
🪷 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 (24.0079°), declination -17.24°, EoT -13.69 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: 2011-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)