पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · January 26, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.24 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
संजय उवाच

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।
"1.24 Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra314.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.83°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha273.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.80°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra320.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani185.09°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:04 – 15:28
Yamaganda07:00 – 08:25
Gulika Kāla09:50 – 11:14
Varjyam07:28 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:00 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:25 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:50 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:14 – 12:39 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:39 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:04 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:28 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:53 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:18 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:53 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:28 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:04 – 00:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:39 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:14 – 03:50 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:50 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:25 – 07:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867487.27
Julian Day2455952.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0216°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.82°
🪷 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 (24.0216°), declination -18.90°, EoT -12.54 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: 2012-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)