पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · January 17, 2012 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 1.15 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनंजयः।

पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः।।1.15।।
"1.15 Lord Shri Krishna blew his Panchajanya and Arjuna his Devadatta, brave Bheema his renowned shell, Poundra." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra190.95°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.57°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha258.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.02°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra309.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani184.82°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:32 – 16:55
Yamaganda09:57 – 11:21
Gulika Kāla12:45 – 14:08
Varjyam07:38 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:46 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:10 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:34 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:57 – 11:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:21 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:45 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:08 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:32 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:55 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:19 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:55 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:32 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:08 – 00:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:45 – 02:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:21 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:57 – 05:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:34 – 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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867478.27
Julian Day2455943.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0212°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.11°
🪷 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 (24.0212°), declination -20.89°, EoT -10.03 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: 2012-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)