पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 30, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पूर्णिमा — Pauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī)
Manifestation of Devī Śākambharī (vegetation-mother).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।
"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra73.48°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.10°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha260.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.19°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra233.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani277.26°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:36 – 13:59
Yamaganda08:25 – 09:49
Gulika Kāla11:12 – 12:36
Varjyam07:29 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:02 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:25 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:49 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:12 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:36 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 16:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:47 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:10 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:47 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:36 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:12 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:49 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:25 – 07:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870748.27
Julian Day2459213.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1463°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)178.45°
🪷 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 (24.1463°), declination -23.14°, EoT -2.80 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: 2020-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)