पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 16, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.4 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
ततः पदं तत्परिमार्गितव्यम्

यस्मिन्गता न निवर्तन्ति भूयः।

तमेव चाद्यं पुरुषं प्रपद्ये

यतः प्रवृत्तिः प्रसृता पुराणी।।15.4।।
"15.4 Beyond lies the Path, from which, when found, there is no return. This is the Primal God from whence this ancient creation has sprung." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.85°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra316.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.16°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha230.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.56°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra194.07°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani343.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:29 – 13:53
Yamaganda08:19 – 09:42
Gulika Kāla11:06 – 12:29
Varjyam07:23 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:55 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:19 – 09:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:42 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:06 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:29 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:53 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:16 – 16:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:40 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:03 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:40 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:16 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:53 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:29 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:06 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:42 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:19 – 06:55 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872925.27
Julian Day2461390.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2296°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)80.47°
🪷 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 (24.2296°), declination -23.30°, EoT 3.72 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: 2026-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)