पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 12, 2017 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 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra132.10°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha282.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.51°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra341.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani241.28°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:32 – 17:56
Yamaganda12:21 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla15:09 – 16:32
Varjyam07:13 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:45 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:09 – 09:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:33 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:57 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:21 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:45 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:09 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:32 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:56 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:32 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:09 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:45 – 00:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:21 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:57 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:33 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:09 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869331.27
Julian Day2457796.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0921°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)194.39°
🪷 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 (24.0921°), declination -13.68°, EoT -14.59 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: 2017-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)