पञ्चाङ्ग — Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh · January 31, 2043 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 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2100 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1965 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1450
Malayalam Era: 1219
Nanakshahi: 574
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra173.49°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha261.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati240.77°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra241.58°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani202.61°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:36 – 10:58
Yamaganda13:42 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla06:52 – 08:14
Varjyam07:20 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:52 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:14 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:36 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:58 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:20 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:03 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:25 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:47 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:25 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:03 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:20 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:58 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:36 – 05:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:14 – 06:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878815.27
Julian Day2467280.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4548°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.32°
🪷 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 (24.4548°), declination -17.46°, EoT -13.53 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: 2043-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)