पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · December 30, 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 18.75 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।
"18.75 Through the blessing of the sage Vyasa, I listened to this secret and noble science from the lips of its Master, the Lord Shri Krishna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.75'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra319.33°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha232.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.22°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra287.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani183.88°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:51 – 12:09
Yamaganda14:46 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla08:13 – 09:32
Varjyam07:21 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 Chala06:55 – 08:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:13 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:32 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:46 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:05 – 17:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:23 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:05 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:46 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:32 – 05:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:13 – 06:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867460.27
Julian Day2455925.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0205°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.33°
🪷 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 (24.0205°), declination -23.20°, EoT -2.80 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: 2011-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)