पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 28, 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

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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.59°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra218.54°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.57°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha230.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.41°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra298.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani320.13°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:48 – 11:11
Yamaganda13:58 – 15:22
Gulika Kāla07:01 – 08:24
Varjyam07:29 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:01 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:24 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:48 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:11 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:35 – 13:58 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:58 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:22 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:46 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:09 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:46 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:22 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:58 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:35 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:11 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:48 – 05:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:24 – 07:01 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872207.27
Julian Day2460672.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2021°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.02°
🪷 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 (24.2021°), declination -23.26°, EoT -1.89 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: 2024-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)