पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · August 18, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
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BG 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।
"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.50°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra315.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.02°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha139.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra140.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani135.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:45 – 09:20
Yamaganda10:55 – 12:30
Gulika Kāla14:05 – 15:40
Varjyam06:41 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:09 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:45 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:20 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:55 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:30 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:05 – 15:40 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:40 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:15 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:50 – 20:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:15 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:40 – 23:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:05 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:30 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:55 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:20 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:45 – 06:09 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866231.27
Julian Day2454696.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9735°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.71°
🪷 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 (23.9735°), declination 13.03°, EoT -3.53 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: 2008-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)