पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 25, 2027 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 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।
"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra135.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha295.14°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.76°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra234.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani345.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:50
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 Kāla08:16 – 09:37
Yamaganda10:58 – 12:19
Gulika Kāla13:39 – 15:00
Varjyam07:22 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:55 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:16 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:37 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:58 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:19 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:39 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:00 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:21 – 17:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:42 – 19:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:21 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:00 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:39 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:19 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:58 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:37 – 05:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:16 – 06:55 (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)1872965.27
Julian Day2461430.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2311°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.62°
🪷 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 (24.2311°), declination -19.06°, EoT -12.31 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: 2027-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)