पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · February 8, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.7 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्विन्द्रियाणि मनसा नियम्यारभतेऽर्जुन।

कर्मेन्द्रियैः कर्मयोगमसक्तः स विशिष्यते।।3.7।।
"3.7 But, O Arjuna! All honour to him whose mind controls his senses, for he is thereby beginning to practise Karma-Yoga, the Path of Right Action, keeping himself always unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.11°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra209.48°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha287.93°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.61°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra301.99°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani251.28°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:07 – 15:33
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:23
Gulika Kāla09:49 – 11:15
Varjyam07:26 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:57 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:23 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:49 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:15 – 12:41 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:41 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:07 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:33 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:59 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:25 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:59 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:33 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:07 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:41 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:15 – 03:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:49 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:23 – 06:57 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869692.27
Julian Day2458157.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1059°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.90°
🪷 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 (24.1059°), declination -15.06°, EoT -14.45 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: 2018-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)