पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · December 31, 2022 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 13.22 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु।।13.22।।
"13.22 God dwelling in the heart of Nature experiences the Qualities which nature brings forth; and His affinity towards the Qualities is the reason for His living in a good or evil body." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra357.07°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha269.69°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra271.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani298.23°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:32 – 10:51
Yamaganda13:28 – 14:47
Gulika Kāla06:55 – 08:14
Varjyam07:21 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:55 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:14 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:32 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:51 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:28 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:28 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:47 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:05 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:24 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:05 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:47 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:28 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:51 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:32 – 05:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:14 – 06:55 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871479.27
Julian Day2459944.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1743°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)98.90°
🪷 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 (24.1743°), declination -23.11°, EoT -3.26 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: 2022-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)