पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 5, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.3 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्।

व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।
"1.3 Revered Father! Behold this mighty host of the Pandavas, paraded by the son of King Drupada, thy wise disciple." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra31.07°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha241.13°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.36°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra294.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani184.25°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:30 – 14:49
Yamaganda06:56 – 08:15
Gulika Kāla09:34 – 10:53
Varjyam07:23 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:56 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:15 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:34 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:53 – 12:12 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:12 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:30 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:49 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:08 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:27 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:08 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:49 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:30 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:12 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:53 – 03:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:34 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:15 – 06:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867466.27
Julian Day2455931.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0208°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.95°
🪷 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 (24.0208°), declination -22.69°, EoT -5.45 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: 2012-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)