पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · January 1, 2025 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 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra270.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.34°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha235.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.97°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra303.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani320.42°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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)08:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 40 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 Kāla12:38 – 14:01
Yamaganda08:30 – 09:53
Gulika Kāla11:15 – 12:38
Varjyam07:35 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:07 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:30 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:53 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:15 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:38 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:01 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:24 – 16:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:47 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:09 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:47 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:24 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:01 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:38 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:15 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:53 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:30 – 07:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872211.27
Julian Day2460676.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2023°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.73°
🪷 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 (24.2023°), 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: 2025-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)