पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 8, 2012 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 1.37 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्।

स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव।।1.37।।
"1.37 We are worthy of a nobler feat than to slaughter our relatives - the sons of Dhritarashtra; for, my Lord, how can we be happy of we kill our kinsmen?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra116.34°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.40°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha294.99°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.34°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra335.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani185.23°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:21 – 13:44
Yamaganda08:11 – 09:35
Gulika Kāla10:58 – 12:21
Varjyam07:16 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:48 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:11 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:35 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:58 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:21 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:44 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:07 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:53 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 21:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:07 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:44 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:21 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:58 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:35 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:11 – 06:48 (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)1867500.27
Julian Day2455965.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0221°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)180.35°
🪷 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 (24.0221°), declination -15.23°, EoT -14.45 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: 2012-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)