पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 22, 2016 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

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BG 10.42 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Ekāṁśena Sthito Jagat · One Fragment Supports All
अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन।

विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्।।10.42।।
"10.42 But what is the use of all these details to thee? O Arjuna! I sustain this universe with only small part of Myself."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.53°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra167.24°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala307.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha260.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.37°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra292.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani235.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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)01:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:12 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 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:56 – 15:19
Yamaganda06:58 – 08:22
Gulika Kāla09:45 – 11:09
Varjyam07:26 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:58 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:22 – 09:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:45 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:09 – 12:32 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:32 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:19 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:43 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:06 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:43 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:19 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:32 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:09 – 03:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:45 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:22 – 06:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 16.705°
Longitude: 74.2433°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869279.27
Julian Day2457744.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0901°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)278.47°
🪷 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 (24.0901°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 2016-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)