पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · December 28, 2028 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 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।
"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.56°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra28.32°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.01°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha271.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.17°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra231.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani10.19°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 15:22
Yamaganda07:06 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla09:51 – 11:14
Varjyam07:33 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:06 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:28 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:51 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:14 – 12:36 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:36 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:59 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:22 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:45 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:07 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:45 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:22 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:59 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:36 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:14 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:51 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:28 – 07:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873668.27
Julian Day2462133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2580°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.36°
🪷 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 (24.2580°), declination -23.26°, EoT -1.89 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: 2028-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)