पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 6, 2018 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 3.5 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्।

कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः।।3.5।।
"3.5 He cannot even for a moment remain really inactive, for the Qualities of Nature will compel him to act whether he will or no." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra184.45°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha284.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.43°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra299.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani251.09°DhanuMūla P4

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)23:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 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 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:06 – 16:29
Yamaganda09:35 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:43
Varjyam07:17 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:49 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:12 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:35 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:58 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:43 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:06 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:29 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:52 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:29 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:06 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:43 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:58 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:35 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:12 – 06:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869690.27
Julian Day2458155.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1058°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.33°
🪷 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 (24.1058°), declination -15.68°, EoT -14.30 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: 2018-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)