पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 6, 2014 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 1.34 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः।

मातुलाः श्वशुराः पौत्राः श्यालाः सम्बन्धिनस्तथा।।1.34।।
"1.34 Teachers, fathers and grandfathers, sons and grandsons, uncles, father-in-law, brothers-in-law and other relatives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra325.12°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.56°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha266.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.74°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra270.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani206.49°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 40 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 Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:15 – 09:34
Yamaganda10:53 – 12:12
Gulika Kāla13:31 – 14:50
Varjyam07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:56 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:15 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:34 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:53 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:12 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:31 – 14:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:50 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:09 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:28 – 19:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:09 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:50 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:31 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:12 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:53 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:34 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:15 – 06:56 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868198.27
Julian Day2456663.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0488°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.17°
🪷 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 (24.0488°), declination -22.52°, EoT -5.88 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: 2014-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)