पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 17, 2024 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 14.3 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत।।14.3।।
"14.3 The eternal Cosmos is My womb, in which I plant the seed, from which all beings are born, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.39°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra82.96°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.92°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha221.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.78°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra286.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani319.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:40
Yamaganda09:43 – 11:06
Gulika Kāla12:30 – 13:53
Varjyam07:24 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:56 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:19 – 09:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:43 – 11:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:06 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:30 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:53 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:17 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:40 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:04 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:40 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:17 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:53 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:30 – 02:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:06 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:43 – 05:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:19 – 06:56 (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 Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872196.27
Julian Day2460661.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.79°
🪷 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 (24.2017°), declination -23.36°, EoT 3.25 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: 2024-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)