पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · December 18, 2040 CE

Also observed today

लोहड़ी · LohriRegional
धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।

"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	242.30°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
चन्द्र Candra	56.97°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	241.61°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
बुध Budha	243.75°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	181.93°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	287.97°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शनि Śani	177.47°	Kanyā	Citrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 27 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 32 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:26 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:58 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:17 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:40 – 15:59
Yamaganda	09:27 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla	12:03 – 13:22
Varjyam	07:16 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:50 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:08 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:27 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:45 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:03 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:22 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:40 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:59 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:17 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:59 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:40 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:22 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:03 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:45 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:27 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:08 – 06:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.8467°

Longitude: 80.9462°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1878041.27
Julian Day	2466506.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4252°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	176.11°

🪷 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 (24.4252°), declination -23.40°, EoT 2.79 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: 2040-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)