पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · January 6, 2017 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 11.15 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे

सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान्।

ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थ

मृषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान्।।11.15।।
"11.15 Arjuna said: O almighty God! I see in Thee the powers of Nature, the various creatures of the world, the Progenitor on his lotus throne, the Sages and the shining angels." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra354.57°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha244.83°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.05°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra308.56°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani237.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:09 – 12:32
Yamaganda15:19 – 16:42
Gulika Kāla08:22 – 09:45
Varjyam07:27 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:59 – 08:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:22 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:45 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:09 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:32 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:56 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:19 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:42 – 18:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:06 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:42 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:19 – 22:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:56 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:32 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:09 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:45 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:22 – 06:59 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869294.27
Julian Day2457759.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0907°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.39°
🪷 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 (24.0907°), declination -22.49°, EoT -5.88 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: 2017-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)