पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 7, 2015 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 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.86°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra147.22°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.65°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha278.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.75°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra318.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani219.57°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:35 – 10:58
Yamaganda13:44 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla06:49 – 08:12
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:49 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:12 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:35 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:58 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:21 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:44 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:06 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:29 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:52 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:29 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:06 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:44 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:21 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:58 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:35 – 05:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:12 – 06:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868595.27
Julian Day2457060.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0640°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.50°
🪷 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 (24.0640°), declination -15.46°, EoT -14.38 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: 2015-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)