पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · December 23, 2014 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 10.13 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।

असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे।।10.13।।
"10.13 So have said the seers and the divine sage Narada; as well as Asita, Devala and Vyasa; and Thou Thyself also sayest it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.05°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra260.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha255.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.46°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra261.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani215.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 16:42
Yamaganda09:49 – 11:12
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 13:57
Varjyam07:31 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:04 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:26 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:49 – 11:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:12 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:57 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:42 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:05 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:42 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:57 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 02:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:12 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:49 – 05:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:26 – 07:04 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868549.27
Julian Day2457014.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0622°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.22°
🪷 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 (24.0622°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2014-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)