पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 6, 2040 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 11.3 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर।

द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम।।11.3।।
"11.3 I believe all as Thou hast declared it. I long now to have a vision of thy Divine Form, O Thou Most High!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra153.82°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.46°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha260.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra224.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani166.68°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:53 – 12:12
Yamaganda14:50 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla08:15 – 09:34
Varjyam07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:57 – 08:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:15 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:34 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:53 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:50 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:09 – 17:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:28 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:09 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:50 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:53 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:34 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:15 – 06:57 (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 Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877694.27
Julian Day2466159.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4120°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.57°
🪷 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 (24.4120°), declination -22.56°, EoT -5.88 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: 2040-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)