पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · December 29, 2024 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 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।
"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra231.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.28°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha231.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra299.97°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani320.20°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:04 – 17:23
Yamaganda12:09 – 13:27
Gulika Kāla14:46 – 16:04
Varjyam07:21 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:55 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:13 – 09:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:32 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:50 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:09 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:27 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:46 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:04 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:23 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:04 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:46 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:27 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:09 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:50 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:32 – 05:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:13 – 06:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872208.27
Julian Day2460673.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2021°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.52°
🪷 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 (24.2021°), declination -23.21°, EoT -2.35 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: 2024-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)