पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 3, 2011 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 8.27 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
नैते सृती पार्थ जानन्योगी मुह्यति कश्चन।

तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन।।8.27।।
"8.27 O Arjuna! The saint knowing these paths is not confused. Therefore meditate perpetually." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra242.36°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala265.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha236.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati332.88°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra211.32°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani172.49°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 09:50
Yamaganda11:14 – 12:38
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:25
Varjyam07:31 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:03 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:27 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:50 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:14 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:38 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:01 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:49 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:12 – 19:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:49 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:01 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:38 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:14 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:50 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:27 – 07:03 (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 Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867099.27
Julian Day2455564.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0067°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.30°
🪷 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 (24.0067°), declination -22.87°, EoT -4.59 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: 2011-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)