पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 18, 2022 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 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।
"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra94.28°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala240.86°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha284.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati309.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra259.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani289.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:57 – 16:17
Yamaganda09:36 – 10:57
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 13:37
Varjyam07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:56 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:16 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:36 – 10:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:57 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:57 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:17 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:37 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:17 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:57 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 01:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:57 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:36 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:16 – 06:56 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871132.27
Julian Day2459597.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1610°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)180.87°
🪷 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 (24.1610°), declination -20.58°, EoT -10.35 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: 2022-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)