पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · December 25, 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 15.13 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा।पुष्णामि चौषधीः सर्वाः सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः।।15.13।।
"15.13 1 enter this world and animate all My creatures with My vitality; and by My cool moonbeams I nourish the plants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.01°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra82.96°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha244.26°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.34°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra202.08°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani343.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:48 – 12:07
Yamaganda14:43 – 16:02
Gulika Kāla08:12 – 09:30
Varjyam07:19 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:53 – 08:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:12 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:30 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:48 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:07 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:25 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:43 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:02 – 17:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:20 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:02 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:43 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:25 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:07 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:48 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:30 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:12 – 06:53 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872934.27
Julian Day2461399.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2299°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)192.40°
🪷 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 (24.2299°), declination -23.40°, EoT -0.49 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: 2026-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)