पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · December 20, 2039 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 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।
"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2096 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1961 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1446
Malayalam Era: 1215
Nanakshahi: 570
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.58°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra303.86°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala81.98°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha233.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati155.46°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra204.26°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani165.97°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:41 – 15:59
Yamaganda09:28 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:23
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:51 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:09 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:28 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:46 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:23 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:41 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:59 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:18 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:59 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:41 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:23 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:46 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:28 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:09 – 06:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877677.27
Julian Day2466142.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4113°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)57.29°
🪷 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 (24.4113°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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: 2039-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)