पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · December 31, 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 2.10 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः।।2.10।।
"2.10 Thereupon the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra141.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.72°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha274.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.33°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra216.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani226.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:53 – 15:16
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:20
Gulika Kāla09:43 – 11:06
Varjyam07:25 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:57 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:20 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:43 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:06 – 12:30 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:30 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:53 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:16 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:39 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:02 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:39 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:16 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:53 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:30 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:06 – 03:43 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:43 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:20 – 06:57 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868922.27
Julian Day2457387.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0765°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.20°
🪷 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 (24.0765°), declination -23.13°, EoT -3.26 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: 2015-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)