पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · January 4, 2018 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 2.44 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते।।2.44।।
"2.44 While their minds are absorbed with ideas of power and personal enjoyment, they cannot concentrate their discrimination on one point." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra106.91°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.66°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha236.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.10°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra258.01°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani247.49°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:55 – 15:18
Yamaganda06:58 – 08:22
Gulika Kāla09:45 – 11:08
Varjyam07:26 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:58 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:22 – 09:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:45 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:08 – 12:31 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:31 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:55 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:18 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:41 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:05 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:41 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:18 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:55 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:31 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:08 – 03:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:45 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:22 – 06:58 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869657.27
Julian Day2458122.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1046°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.73°
🪷 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 (24.1046°), declination -22.74°, EoT -5.02 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: 2018-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)