पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · May 9, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra74.60°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.51°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha45.53°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.02°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra16.37°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani127.54°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:46 – 12:23
Yamaganda15:36 – 17:13
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 09:09
Varjyam06:28 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:56 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:33 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:09 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:46 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:36 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:13 – 18:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:49 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:13 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:36 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:46 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:09 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:33 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 17.6599°
Longitude: 75.9064°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866130.27
Julian Day2454595.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9697°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.78°
🪷 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 (23.9697°), declination 17.41°, EoT 3.63 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: 2008-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)