पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 24, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.9 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ।

जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु।।7.9।।
"7.9 I am the Fragrance of earth, the Brilliance of fire. I am the Life Force in all beings, and I am the Austerity of the ascetics." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra295.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha283.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.38°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra354.50°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani0.08°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:46 – 15:12
Yamaganda06:36 – 08:02
Gulika Kāla09:28 – 10:54
Varjyam07:05 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:36 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:02 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:28 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:54 – 12:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:20 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:46 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:12 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:38 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:04 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:38 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:12 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:46 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:20 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:54 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:28 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:02 – 06:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873360.27
Julian Day2461825.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2462°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.71°
🪷 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 (24.2462°), declination -9.70°, EoT -13.84 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: 2028-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)