पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · December 27, 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 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42'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)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.97°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra264.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala233.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha234.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati125.93°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra267.59°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani154.10°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:12 – 09:31
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla13:26 – 14:45
Varjyam07:20 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:54 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:12 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:31 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:08 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:26 – 14:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:45 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:03 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:21 – 19:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:03 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:45 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:26 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:08 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:31 – 05:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:12 – 06:54 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877319.27
Julian Day2465784.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3976°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.22°
🪷 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 (24.3976°), declination -23.33°, EoT -1.42 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: 2038-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)