पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 12, 2023 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 13.34 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यथा प्रकाशयत्येकः कृत्स्नं लोकमिमं रविः।

क्षेत्रं क्षेत्री तथा कृत्स्नं प्रकाशयति भारत।।13.34।।
"13.34 As the one Sun illuminates the whole earth, so the Lord illumines the whole universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.38°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra142.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.66°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha256.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra286.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani299.48°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 14:53
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:16
Gulika Kāla09:36 – 10:55
Varjyam07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:57 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:16 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:36 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:55 – 12:14 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:14 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:53 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:13 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:32 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:13 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:53 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:14 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:55 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:36 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:16 – 06:57 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871491.27
Julian Day2459956.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1747°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)239.13°
🪷 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 (24.1747°), declination -21.71°, EoT -8.27 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: 2023-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)