पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 11, 2014 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 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.17°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra75.01°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.27°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha307.61°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.63°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra261.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani208.68°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:32
Yamaganda09:33 – 10:57
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:44
Varjyam07:14 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:46 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:10 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:33 – 10:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:57 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:32 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:55 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:32 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 01:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:57 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:33 – 05:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:10 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868234.27
Julian Day2456699.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0502°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.95°
🪷 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 (24.0502°), declination -14.10°, EoT -14.58 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: 2014-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)