पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 18, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।
"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.88°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra255.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.26°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha302.43°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati240.16°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra333.11°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani37.81°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:10 – 16:35
Yamaganda09:31 – 10:56
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:46
Varjyam07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:41 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:31 – 10:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:56 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:46 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:10 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:35 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:00 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:35 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:10 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:46 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 01:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:56 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:31 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874450.27
Julian Day2462915.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2879°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)313.18°
🪷 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 (24.2879°), declination -11.76°, EoT -14.43 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: 2031-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)