पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 25, 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 14.11 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत।।14.11।।
"14.11 When the light of knowledge gleams forth from all the gates of the body, then be sure that Purity prevails." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.11'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.53°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra182.27°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.37°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha227.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.77°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra295.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani319.93°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:34 – 13:57
Yamaganda08:23 – 09:47
Gulika Kāla11:10 – 12:34
Varjyam07:27 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:00 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:23 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:47 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:10 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:34 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:57 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:21 – 16:44 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:44 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:08 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:44 – 21:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:21 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:57 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:34 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:10 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:47 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:23 – 07:00 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872204.27
Julian Day2460669.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2020°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.08°
🪷 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 (24.2020°), declination -23.38°, EoT -0.49 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: 2024-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)