पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · January 15, 2014 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 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra78.07°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.19°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha281.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.53°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra264.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani207.21°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:36 – 14:00
Yamaganda08:24 – 09:48
Gulika Kāla11:12 – 12:36
Varjyam07:28 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:00 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:24 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:48 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:12 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:36 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:00 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 16:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:47 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:11 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:47 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:00 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:36 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:12 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:48 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:24 – 07:00 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868207.27
Julian Day2456672.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0491°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.49°
🪷 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 (24.0491°), declination -21.17°, EoT -9.35 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: 2014-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)