पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · December 24, 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 10.14 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव।

न हि ते भगवन् व्यक्ितं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः।।10.14।।
"10.14 I believe in what Thou hast said, my Lord! For neither the godly not the godless comprehend Thy manifestation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.14'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.07°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra274.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha256.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.41°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra262.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani215.73°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:06 – 13:25
Yamaganda08:11 – 09:29
Gulika Kāla10:48 – 12:06
Varjyam07:19 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:53 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:11 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:29 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:48 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:06 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:43 – 16:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:01 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:20 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:01 – 20:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:43 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:06 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:48 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:29 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:11 – 06:53 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868550.27
Julian Day2457015.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0622°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.41°
🪷 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 (24.0622°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 2014-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)