पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 2, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra188.01°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.94°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha270.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.22°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra257.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani312.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:58 – 12:20
Yamaganda15:04 – 16:26
Gulika Kāla08:14 – 09:36
Varjyam07:19 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:52 – 08:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:14 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:36 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:58 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:04 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:26 – 17:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:48 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:26 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:04 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:58 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:36 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:14 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871877.27
Julian Day2460342.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1895°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)263.14°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1895°), declination -17.00°, EoT -13.84 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: 2024-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)