पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · February 28, 2033 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 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra296.86°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha314.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati295.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra343.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani65.64°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:59 – 09:26
Yamaganda10:53 – 12:19
Gulika Kāla13:46 – 15:13
Varjyam07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 Amṛta06:32 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:59 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:26 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:53 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:19 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:46 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:13 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:40 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:07 – 19:40 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:40 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:13 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:46 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:19 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:53 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:26 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:59 – 06:32 (neutral)

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 Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875191.27
Julian Day2463656.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.55°
🪷 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 (24.3162°), declination -7.91°, EoT -13.22 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: 2033-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)