पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · December 29, 2022 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 13.20 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्।।13.20।।
"13.20 Know thou further that Nature and God have no beginning; and that differences of character and quality have their origin in Nature only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.11°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra330.32°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha269.96°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra269.21°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani298.03°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:52 – 15:15
Yamaganda06:56 – 08:19
Gulika Kāla09:43 – 11:06
Varjyam07:24 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:56 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:19 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:43 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:06 – 12:29 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:29 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:52 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:15 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:38 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:01 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:38 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:15 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:52 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:29 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:06 – 03:43 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:43 – 05:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:19 – 06:56 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871477.27
Julian Day2459942.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1742°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)73.73°
🪷 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 (24.1742°), declination -23.24°, EoT -2.35 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: 2022-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)