पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · December 21, 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 18.66 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Carama-Śloka · The Supreme Verse
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज।अहं त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः।।18.66।।
"18.66 Give up then thy earthly duties, surrender thyself to Me only. Do not be anxious; I will absolve thee from all thy sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.78°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra194.68°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha222.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.23°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra276.16°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani183.23°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:05 – 13:23
Yamaganda08:10 – 09:28
Gulika Kāla10:46 – 12:05
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:51 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:10 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:28 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:46 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:05 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:42 – 16:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:00 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:18 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:00 – 20:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:42 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:05 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:46 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:28 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:10 – 06:51 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867451.27
Julian Day2455916.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0202°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)312.05°
🪷 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 (24.0202°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.38 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: 2011-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)