पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 8, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.45 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा

भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे।

तदेव मे दर्शय देव रूपं

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.45।।
"11.45 I rejoice that I have seen what never man saw before; yet, O Lord! I am overwhelmed with fear. Please take again the Form I know. Be merciful, O Lord! thou Who are the Home of the whole universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra142.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.29°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha225.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra206.04°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani274.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:13 – 16:37
Yamaganda09:38 – 11:02
Gulika Kāla12:26 – 13:49
Varjyam07:19 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:51 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:15 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:38 – 11:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:02 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:26 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:49 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:13 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:37 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:01 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:13 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:49 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:26 – 02:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:02 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:38 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:15 – 06:51 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870726.27
Julian Day2459191.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1455°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.05°
🪷 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 (24.1455°), declination -22.74°, EoT 7.30 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: 2020-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)