पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 14, 2017 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 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।
"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.97°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra110.51°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha246.41°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.71°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra316.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani238.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:36 – 10:56
Yamaganda13:35 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla06:57 – 08:16
Varjyam07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:57 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:16 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:36 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:56 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:54 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:14 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:34 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:14 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:54 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:56 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:36 – 05:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:16 – 06:57 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869302.27
Julian Day2457767.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0910°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.28°
🪷 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 (24.0910°), declination -21.30°, EoT -9.00 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: 2017-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)