पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 13, 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 10.23 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।

वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।
"10.23 Among Forces of Vitality I am the life, I am Mammon to the heathen and the godless; I am the Energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon and planets; and among mountains am the Mount Meru." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.23'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.55°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra353.25°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.79°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha249.98°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.63°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra253.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani140.99°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:15 – 13:34
Yamaganda08:16 – 09:36
Gulika Kāla10:55 – 12:15
Varjyam07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:57 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:16 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:36 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:55 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:54 – 16:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:13 – 17:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:33 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:13 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:54 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:55 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:36 – 05:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:16 – 06:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876971.27
Julian Day2465436.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3843°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.25°
🪷 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 (24.3843°), declination -21.49°, EoT -8.64 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: 2038-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)