पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 21, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.33 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।

ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।।2.33।।
"2.33 Refuse to fight in this righteous cause, and thou wilt be a traitor, lost to fame, incurring only sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra197.54°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.77°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha297.29°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.03°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra266.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani208.93°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:55 – 12:20
Yamaganda15:11 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla08:04 – 09:29
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:38 – 08:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:04 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:29 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:55 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:46 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:11 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:37 – 18:02 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:02 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:37 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:11 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:46 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:55 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:29 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:04 – 06:38 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868244.27
Julian Day2456709.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0505°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)252.27°
🪷 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 (24.0505°), declination -10.65°, EoT -14.19 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: 2014-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)