पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 28, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.43°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra21.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.19°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha267.56°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.84°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra248.75°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani160.18°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:24 – 09:48
Yamaganda11:11 – 12:35
Gulika Kāla13:58 – 15:22
Varjyam07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:01 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:24 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:48 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:11 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:35 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:58 – 15:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:22 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:46 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:09 – 19:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:46 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:22 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:58 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:35 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:11 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:48 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:24 – 07:01 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866728.27
Julian Day2455193.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9926°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.09°
🪷 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 (23.9926°), 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: 2009-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)