पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 24, 2025 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 15.14 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्।।15.14।।
"15.14 Becoming the fire of life, I pass into their bodies and, uniting with the vital streams of Prana and Apana, I digest the various kinds of food." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.09°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra213.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.56°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha268.98°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra326.15°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani322.48°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 07 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 Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:00 – 16:21
Gulika Kāla08:16 – 09:37
Varjyam07:22 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:55 – 08:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:16 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:37 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:39 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:00 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:21 – 17:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:42 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:21 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:00 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:39 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:37 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:16 – 06:55 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872234.27
Julian Day2460699.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2031°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)294.37°
🪷 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 (24.2031°), declination -19.18°, 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: 2025-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)