पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · December 24, 2015 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 2.3 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।

क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप।।2.3।।
"2.3 O Arjuna! Why give way to unmanliness? O thou who art the terror of thine enemies! Shake off such shameful effeminacy, make ready to act!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.81°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra49.24°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.79°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha266.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.07°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra208.14°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani225.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:49 – 15:12
Yamaganda06:54 – 08:17
Gulika Kāla09:40 – 11:03
Varjyam07:22 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:54 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:17 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:40 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:03 – 12:26 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:26 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:12 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:35 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:59 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:35 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:12 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:26 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:03 – 03:40 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:40 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:17 – 06:54 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868915.27
Julian Day2457380.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0762°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.35°
🪷 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 (24.0762°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 2015-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)