पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 15, 2013 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.12 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।

"1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it sounded like a lion's roar." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	239.17°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	33.02°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	159.38°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	231.03°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	83.56°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	273.84°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	204.37°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:26 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:59 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:07 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:03 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla	17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:07 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:39 – 18:03
Yamaganda	12:29 – 13:52
Gulika Kāla	15:16 – 16:39
Varjyam	07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta	09:31 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:55 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:18 – 09:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:42 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	11:05 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:29 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:52 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:16 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:39 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:03 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:39 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:16 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:52 – 00:29 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:29 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	02:05 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:42 – 05:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:18 – 06:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 16.705°

Longitude: 74.2433°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868176.27
Julian Day	2456641.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0479°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	153.63°

🪷 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 (24.0479°), declination -23.26°, EoT 4.18 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: 2013-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)