पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · December 3, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.44 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।

जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।
"6.44 Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra285.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha231.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.12°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra270.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani146.83°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:17 – 13:41
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:30
Gulika Kāla10:54 – 12:17
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:43 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:30 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:54 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:17 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:41 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:04 – 16:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:28 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:51 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:28 – 21:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:04 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:41 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:17 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:54 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:30 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866338.27
Julian Day2454803.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9776°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.94°
🪷 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 (23.9776°), declination -22.12°, EoT 9.36 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: 2008-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)