पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · December 21, 2026 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 15.9 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च।अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते।।15.9।।
"15.9 He is the perception of the ear, the eye, the touch, the taste and the smell, yea and of the mind also; and the enjoyment the things which they perceive is also His." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.94°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra22.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha237.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.47°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra198.41°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani343.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:10 – 09:28
Yamaganda10:46 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 14:42
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:51 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:10 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:28 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:46 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:05 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 14:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:42 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:00 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:18 – 19:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:00 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:42 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:05 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:46 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:28 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:10 – 06:51 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872930.27
Julian Day2461395.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2298°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.55°
🪷 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 (24.2298°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.38 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: 2026-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)