पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 5, 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 9.1 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे।

ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।9.1।।
"9.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: I will now reveal to thee, since thou doubtest not, that profound mysticism, which when followed by experience, shall liberate thee from sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra267.99°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.36°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha237.51°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.16°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra213.29°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani172.57°KanyāHasta 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)07:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:08 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:38 – 14:02
Yamaganda08:27 – 09:51
Gulika Kāla11:15 – 12:38
Varjyam07:31 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:03 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:27 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:51 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:15 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:38 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:02 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:26 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:50 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:13 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:50 – 21:26 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:26 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:02 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:38 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:15 – 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 Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867101.27
Julian Day2455566.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0068°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.82°
🪷 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 (24.0068°), declination -22.67°, EoT -5.45 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: 2011-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)