पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 21, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.24 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः।

मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः।।6.24।।
"6.24 Renouncing every desire which imagination can conceive, controlling the senses at every point by the power of mind;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra352.58°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.85°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha325.81°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.24°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra318.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani336.66°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:29 – 10:55
Yamaganda13:46 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla06:38 – 08:04
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:38 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:04 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:29 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:55 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:20 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:46 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:02 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:46 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:20 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:55 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:29 – 05:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:04 – 06:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872627.27
Julian Day2461092.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2182°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.91°
🪷 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 (24.2182°), declination -10.61°, EoT -14.19 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: 2026-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)