पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 1, 2010 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 18.48 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत्।सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः।।18.48।।
"18.48 The duty that of itself falls to one's lot should not be abandoned, though it may have its defects. All acts are marred by defects, as fire is obscured by smoke." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.48's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra79.84°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala114.67°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha264.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra253.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani160.28°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:13 – 12:37
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla08:26 – 09:49
Varjyam07:30 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:02 – 08:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:26 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:49 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:13 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:37 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:48 – 18:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:11 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:48 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:37 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:13 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:49 – 05:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:26 – 07:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866732.27
Julian Day2455197.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9927°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.92°
🪷 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 (23.9927°), declination -23.02°, EoT -3.71 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: 2010-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)