पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · February 12, 2018 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 3.11 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः।

परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ।।3.11।।
"3.11 Worship the Powers of Nature thereby, and let them nourish you in return; thus supporting each other, you shall attain your highest welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.16°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra257.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha294.74°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.93°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra307.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani251.66°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:31 – 09:57
Yamaganda11:23 – 12:49
Gulika Kāla14:15 – 15:42
Varjyam07:33 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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):
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 Amṛta07:04 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:31 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:57 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:23 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:49 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:15 – 15:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:42 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:08 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:34 – 20:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:08 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:42 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:15 – 00:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:49 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:23 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:57 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:31 – 07:04 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869696.27
Julian Day2458161.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1061°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.98°
🪷 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 (24.1061°), declination -13.76°, EoT -14.59 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: 2018-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)