पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · January 13, 2016 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 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.19°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra306.50°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.83°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha271.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.40°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra232.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani228.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:35 – 13:59
Yamaganda08:24 – 09:48
Gulika Kāla11:11 – 12:35
Varjyam07:28 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:00 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:24 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:48 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:11 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:35 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:22 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:46 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:10 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:46 – 21:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:22 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:35 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:11 – 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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868935.27
Julian Day2457400.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0770°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.83°
🪷 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 (24.0770°), declination -21.60°, EoT -8.64 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: 2016-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)