पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · January 25, 2019 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 12.8 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः।।12.8।।
"12.8 Then let thy mind cling only to Me, let thy intellect abide in Me; and without doubt thou shalt live hereafter in Me alone." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra154.17°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.79°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha277.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati232.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra234.41°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani259.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:23 – 12:47
Yamaganda15:35 – 17:00
Gulika Kāla08:34 – 09:58
Varjyam07:38 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:10 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:34 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:58 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:23 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:47 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:11 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:35 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:00 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:24 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:00 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:35 – 23:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:11 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:47 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:23 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:58 – 05:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:34 – 07:10 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870043.27
Julian Day2458508.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1193°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.29°
🪷 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 (24.1193°), declination -19.07°, EoT -12.31 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: 2019-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)