पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · December 25, 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 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23'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)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.43°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra140.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala246.86°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha254.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.97°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra295.65°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani177.95°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:44 – 16:02
Yamaganda09:30 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla12:07 – 13:25
Varjyam07:19 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:53 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:12 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:30 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:48 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:07 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:25 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:44 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:02 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:20 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:02 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:44 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:25 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:07 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:48 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:30 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:12 – 06:53 (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 Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878048.27
Julian Day2466513.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4255°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)255.09°
🪷 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 (24.4255°), declination -23.38°, EoT -0.49 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: 2040-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)