पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 3, 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 4.18 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।

स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
"4.18 He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra314.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala252.48°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha269.92°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati313.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra256.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani291.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:43 – 15:05
Yamaganda06:51 – 08:13
Gulika Kāla09:36 – 10:58
Varjyam07:18 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:51 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:13 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:36 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:58 – 12:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:20 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:43 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:05 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:27 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:49 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:27 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:05 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:43 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:20 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:58 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:36 – 05:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:13 – 06:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871148.27
Julian Day2459613.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1616°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.51°
🪷 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 (24.1616°), declination -16.57°, EoT -13.97 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: 2022-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)