पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 4, 2006 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 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra313.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala17.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha246.18°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.45°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra275.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani105.64°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:38 – 14:02
Yamaganda08:27 – 09:51
Gulika Kāla11:14 – 12:38
Varjyam07:31 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:03 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:27 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:51 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:14 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:38 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:02 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:25 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:13 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:25 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:02 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:38 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:14 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:51 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:27 – 07:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 16.705°
Longitude: 74.2433°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865274.27
Julian Day2453739.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9369°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)50.77°
🪷 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 (23.9369°), declination -22.75°, EoT -5.02 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: 2006-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)