पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · December 18, 2015 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 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.70°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra323.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.38°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha257.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.72°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra200.94°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani225.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:09 – 12:32
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:40
Gulika Kāla08:24 – 09:46
Varjyam07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:01 – 08:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:24 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:46 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:09 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:32 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:40 – 18:02 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:02 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:40 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:32 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:09 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:46 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:24 – 07:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868909.27
Julian Day2457374.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0760°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)83.17°
🪷 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 (24.0760°), declination -23.37°, EoT 2.79 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: 2015-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)