पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 15, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.12 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।

यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः।।11.12।।
"11.12 Could a thousand suns blaze forth together it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of the Lord God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.07°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra282.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.23°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha275.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.65°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra235.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani166.85°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:15 – 17:34
Yamaganda12:16 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla14:55 – 16:15
Varjyam07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Udveg06:57 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:17 – 09:36 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:36 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:56 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:16 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:55 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:15 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:34 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:15 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:55 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 00:16 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:16 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:56 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:36 – 05:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:17 – 06:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877703.27
Julian Day2466168.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4123°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.51°
🪷 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 (24.4123°), declination -21.22°, EoT -9.35 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: 2040-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)