पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 9, 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 5.11 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि।

योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वाऽऽत्मशुद्धये।।5.11।।
"5.11 The sage performs his action dispassionately, using his body, mind and intellect, and even his senses, always as a means of purification." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.58°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra282.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha281.51°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra266.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani313.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:21
Yamaganda15:07 – 16:30
Gulika Kāla08:11 – 09:34
Varjyam07:15 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:48 – 08:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:11 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:34 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:21 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:07 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:30 – 17:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:54 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:30 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:07 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:21 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:34 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:11 – 06:48 (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)1871884.27
Julian Day2460349.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1897°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.57°
🪷 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 (24.1897°), declination -14.89°, EoT -14.50 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: 2024-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)