पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 8, 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 13.32 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनादित्वान्निर्गुणत्वात्परमात्मायमव्ययः।शरीरस्थोऽपि कौन्तेय न करोति न लिप्यते।।13.32।।
"13.32 The Supreme Spirit, O Prince, is without beginning, without Qualities and Imperishable, and though it be within the body, yet It does not act, nor is It affected by action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.32'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.34°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra248.28°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala21.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha296.22°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati287.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra283.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani281.96°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:11 – 09:34
Yamaganda10:57 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla13:44 – 15:07
Varjyam07:16 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:48 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:11 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:34 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:57 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:44 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:07 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:30 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:53 – 19:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:30 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:07 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:44 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:57 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:34 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:11 – 06:48 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870788.27
Julian Day2459253.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1478°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)313.70°
🪷 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 (24.1478°), declination -14.97°, EoT -14.45 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: 2021-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)