पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 24, 2024 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 4.37 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन।

ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा।।4.37।।
"4.37 As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so, O Arjuna, in the flame of wisdom the embers of action are burnt to ashes." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra79.98°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala260.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha257.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.38°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra246.31°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani311.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 13:39
Yamaganda08:16 – 09:37
Gulika Kāla10:58 – 12:18
Varjyam07:22 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:55 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:16 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:37 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:58 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:00 – 16:21 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:21 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:41 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:21 – 21:00 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:00 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:58 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:37 – 05:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:16 – 06:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871868.27
Julian Day2460333.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1891°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.08°
🪷 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 (24.1891°), declination -19.36°, EoT -12.06 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: 2024-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)