पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · December 28, 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 2.37 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।।2.37।।
"2.37 If killed, thou shalt attain Heaven; if victorious, enjoy the kingdom of earth. Therefore arise, O Son of Kunti, and fight!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.37'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.38°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra2.73°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.29°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha230.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.91°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra249.20°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani246.67°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:51 – 15:14
Yamaganda06:56 – 08:19
Gulika Kāla09:42 – 11:05
Varjyam07:24 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:56 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:19 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:42 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:05 – 12:28 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:28 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:51 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:14 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:38 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:01 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:38 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:14 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:51 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:28 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:05 – 03:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:42 – 05:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:19 – 06:56 (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 Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869650.27
Julian Day2458115.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1043°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.82°
🪷 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 (24.1043°), declination -23.28°, EoT -1.89 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: 2017-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)