पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · December 28, 2021 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 3.24 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्।

सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः।।3.24।।
"3.24 And if I were to refrain from action, the human race would be ruined; I should lead the world to chaos, and destruction would follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.35°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra174.11°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha267.97°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.61°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra270.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani287.37°MakaraŚravaṇa 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)01:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:09 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 Kāla15:14 – 16:38
Yamaganda09:42 – 11:05
Gulika Kāla12:28 – 13:51
Varjyam07:24 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:56 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:19 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:42 – 11:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:05 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:28 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:51 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:14 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:38 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:01 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:38 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:14 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:51 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:28 – 02:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:05 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:42 – 05:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:19 – 06:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871111.27
Julian Day2459576.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1602°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)285.13°
🪷 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 (24.1602°), 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: 2021-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)