पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 27, 2021 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 3.23 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।3.23।।
"3.23 For were I not to act without ceasing, O prince, people would be glad to do likewise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.33°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra160.64°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha266.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.43°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra270.81°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani287.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:24 – 09:47
Yamaganda11:11 – 12:34
Gulika Kāla13:58 – 15:21
Varjyam07:28 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
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 Amṛta07:00 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:24 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:47 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:11 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:34 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:58 – 15:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:21 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:45 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:09 – 19:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:45 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:21 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:58 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:34 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:11 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:47 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:24 – 07:00 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871110.27
Julian Day2459575.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1601°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.82°
🪷 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 (24.1601°), declination -23.32°, EoT -1.42 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: 2021-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)