पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · January 13, 2009 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 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.00°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra115.44°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala258.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha283.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra315.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani147.44°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

Pune, Maharashtra — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:30 – 16:53
Yamaganda09:56 – 11:20
Gulika Kāla12:43 – 14:07
Varjyam07:37 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:10 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:33 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:56 – 11:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:20 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:43 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:07 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:30 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:53 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:17 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:53 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:30 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:07 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:43 – 02:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:20 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:56 – 05:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:33 – 07:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 18.5204°
Longitude: 73.8567°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 560 m

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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866379.27
Julian Day2454844.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9792°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.47°
🪷 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 (23.9792°), declination -21.48°, EoT -8.64 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: 2009-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)