पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 7, 2038 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 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra280.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha241.55°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.43°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra256.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani141.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:32 – 14:51
Yamaganda06:56 – 08:16
Gulika Kāla09:35 – 10:54
Varjyam07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:56 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:16 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:35 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:54 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:32 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:51 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:10 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:29 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:10 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:51 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:32 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:54 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:35 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:16 – 06:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876965.27
Julian Day2465430.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.74°
🪷 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 (24.3841°), declination -22.38°, EoT -6.29 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: 2038-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)