पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · March 9, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.31°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra229.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala240.60°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha340.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.92°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra338.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani253.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:08 – 12:38
Yamaganda15:36 – 17:06
Gulika Kāla08:09 – 09:39
Varjyam07:10 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:40 – 08:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:09 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:39 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:08 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:38 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:07 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:36 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:06 – 18:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:35 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:06 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:36 – 23:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:07 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:38 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:08 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:39 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:09 – 06:40 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869721.27
Julian Day2458186.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1070°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.28°
🪷 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 (24.1070°), declination -4.58°, EoT -11.28 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: 2018-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)