पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · January 8, 2010 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 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।
"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra181.02°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.26°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha255.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.08°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra262.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani160.40°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:10 – 12:33
Yamaganda15:20 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 09:46
Varjyam07:27 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:59 – 08:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:23 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:46 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:10 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:33 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:20 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:43 – 18:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:07 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:43 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:20 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:33 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:10 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:46 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:23 – 06:59 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866739.27
Julian Day2455204.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9930°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.25°
🪷 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 (23.9930°), declination -22.27°, EoT -6.70 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: 2010-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)