पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · December 20, 2031 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 7.2 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः।

यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते।।7.2।।
"7.2 I will reveal to this knowledge unto thee, and how it may be realised; which, once accomplished, there remains nothing else worth having in this life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.63°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra321.32°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.86°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha221.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati253.22°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra203.92°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani54.35°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:28 – 10:46
Yamaganda13:23 – 14:41
Gulika Kāla06:51 – 08:09
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:51 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:09 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:28 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:46 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:41 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:59 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:18 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:59 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:41 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:46 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:28 – 05:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:09 – 06:51 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874755.27
Julian Day2463220.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2996°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)74.45°
🪷 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 (24.2996°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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: 2031-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)