पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 4, 2036 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 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra317.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.17°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha271.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.60°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra294.45°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani113.39°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:52 – 12:11
Yamaganda14:49 – 16:08
Gulika Kāla08:15 – 09:34
Varjyam07:22 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:56 – 08:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:15 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:34 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:52 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:30 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:49 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:08 – 17:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:26 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:08 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:49 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:30 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:52 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:34 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:15 – 06:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876231.27
Julian Day2464696.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3560°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.08°
🪷 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 (24.3560°), declination -22.78°, EoT -5.02 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: 2036-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)