पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · January 23, 2015 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 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra313.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha292.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.69°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra300.02°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani218.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:14 – 12:38
Yamaganda15:27 – 16:51
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 09:49
Varjyam07:29 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 Chala07:00 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:25 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:49 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:14 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:38 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:03 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:27 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:51 – 18:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:16 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:51 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:27 – 23:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:03 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:38 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:14 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:49 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:25 – 07:00 (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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868580.27
Julian Day2457045.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0634°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.94°
🪷 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 (24.0634°), declination -19.56°, EoT -11.81 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: 2015-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)