पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 28, 2019 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 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.86°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra273.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.32°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha243.78°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati251.65°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra285.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani266.75°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:48 – 11:11
Yamaganda13:58 – 15:22
Gulika Kāla07:01 – 08:24
Varjyam07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:01 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:24 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:48 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:11 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:35 – 13:58 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:58 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:22 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:45 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:09 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:45 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:22 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:58 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:35 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:11 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:48 – 05:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:24 – 07:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870380.27
Julian Day2458845.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1322°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.90°
🪷 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 (24.1322°), declination -23.30°, EoT -1.89 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: 2019-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)