पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · January 1, 2021 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 12.14 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.14।।
"12.14 Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra99.12°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.95°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha263.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra236.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani277.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:15 – 12:38
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla08:30 – 09:53
Varjyam07:35 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:07 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:30 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:53 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:15 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:38 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:01 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:47 – 18:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:09 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:47 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 23:01 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:01 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:38 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:15 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:53 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:30 – 07:07 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870750.27
Julian Day2459215.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1464°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.70°
🪷 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 (24.1464°), declination -22.99°, EoT -3.71 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: 2021-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)