पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 23, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.5 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन।

तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप।।4.5।।
"4.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have been born again and again, from time to time; thou too,O Arjuna! My births are known to Me, but thou knowest not thine." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.74°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra18.37°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha245.78°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.52°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra207.24°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani308.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:46 – 11:09
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla06:59 – 08:22
Varjyam07:26 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:59 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:22 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:46 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:09 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:33 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:07 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:33 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:09 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:46 – 05:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:22 – 06:59 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871836.27
Julian Day2460301.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1879°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.73°
🪷 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 (24.1879°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2023-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)