पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 29, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.90°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra116.62°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.60°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha272.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.27°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra214.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani226.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:22 – 16:46
Yamaganda09:48 – 11:12
Gulika Kāla12:35 – 13:59
Varjyam07:29 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:01 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:25 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:48 – 11:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:12 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:35 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:22 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:46 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:10 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:46 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:22 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:35 – 02:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:12 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:48 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:25 – 07:01 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868920.27
Julian Day2457385.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0764°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.97°
🪷 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 (24.0764°), declination -23.25°, EoT -2.35 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: 2015-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)