पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 30, 2021 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 13.23 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः।

परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः।।13.23।।
"13.23 Thus in the body of man dwells the Supreme God; He who sees and permits, upholds and enjoys, the Highest God and the Highest Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra121.82°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala17.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha302.06°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra272.41°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani280.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:36 – 10:58
Yamaganda13:41 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla06:53 – 08:14
Varjyam07:20 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
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 Kāla06:53 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:14 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:36 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:58 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:20 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:41 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:03 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:25 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:46 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:25 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:03 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:41 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:20 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:58 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:36 – 05:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:14 – 06:53 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870779.27
Julian Day2459244.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1475°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)194.52°
🪷 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 (24.1475°), declination -17.64°, EoT -13.36 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: 2021-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)