पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · December 11, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.20 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।
"2.20 It was not born; It will never die, nor once having been, can It cease to be. Unborn, Eternal, Ever-enduring, yet Most Ancient, the Spirit dies not when the body is dead." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya235.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra153.72°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.64°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha239.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.74°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra227.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani244.67°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:11 – 09:34
Yamaganda10:57 – 12:20
Gulika Kāla13:44 – 15:07
Varjyam07:15 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:48 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:11 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:34 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:57 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:20 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:44 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:07 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:30 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:53 – 19:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:30 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:07 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:44 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:20 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:57 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:34 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:11 – 06:48 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 17.6599°
Longitude: 75.9064°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869633.27
Julian Day2458098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.57°
🪷 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 (24.1037°), declination -23.00°, EoT 5.99 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: 2017-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)