पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · December 17, 2031 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 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।
"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.58°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra277.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.55°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha218.72°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.54°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra200.32°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani54.60°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:31 – 13:54
Yamaganda08:23 – 09:46
Gulika Kāla11:09 – 12:31
Varjyam07:28 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:57

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)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Labha07:01 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:23 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:46 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:09 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:31 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:54 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:39 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:02 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:39 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:54 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:31 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:09 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:46 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:23 – 07:01 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874752.27
Julian Day2463217.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2994°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.37°
🪷 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 (24.2994°), declination -23.34°, EoT 3.25 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: 2031-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)