पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 21, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पूर्णिमा — Pauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī)
Manifestation of Devī Śākambharī (vegetation-mother).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।
"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.04°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra61.22°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala255.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha242.51°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati331.30°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra199.44°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani171.82°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 16:42
Yamaganda09:45 – 11:08
Gulika Kāla12:32 – 13:55
Varjyam07:26 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:58 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:21 – 09:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:45 – 11:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:08 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:32 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:55 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:42 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:06 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:42 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:55 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:32 – 02:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:08 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:45 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:21 – 06:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 16.705°
Longitude: 74.2433°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867086.27
Julian Day2455551.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0062°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)174.98°
🪷 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 (24.0062°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.38 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: 2010-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)