पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · March 8, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.73 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।
"18.73 Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.73's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra129.26°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.44°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha335.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati242.52°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra355.13°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani38.63°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:21 – 10:49
Yamaganda13:46 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla06:24 – 07:53
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:24 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:53 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:21 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:49 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:18 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:46 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:15 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:11 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:15 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:46 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:18 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:49 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:21 – 04:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:53 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874468.27
Julian Day2462933.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2886°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.39°
🪷 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 (24.2886°), declination -5.03°, EoT -11.53 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: 2031-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)