पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 3, 2021 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 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।
"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra125.74°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.83°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha266.67°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati279.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra238.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani277.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:07 – 17:26
Yamaganda12:11 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla14:48 – 16:07
Varjyam07:22 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:56 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:15 – 09:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:33 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:52 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:11 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:30 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:48 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:07 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:26 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:07 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:48 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:30 – 00:11 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:11 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:52 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:33 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:15 – 06:56 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870752.27
Julian Day2459217.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1465°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)227.69°
🪷 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 (24.1465°), declination -22.81°, EoT -4.59 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: 2021-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)