पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · December 19, 2020 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 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.45°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra299.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala357.78°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha242.53°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati275.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra219.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani276.05°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:38 – 11:01
Yamaganda13:47 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla06:52 – 08:15
Varjyam07:20 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:52 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:15 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:38 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:01 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 13:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:47 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:10 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:33 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:56 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:33 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:10 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:47 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:01 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:38 – 05:15 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:15 – 06:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870737.27
Julian Day2459202.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1459°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.69°
🪷 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 (24.1459°), declination -23.41°, EoT 2.32 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: 2020-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)