पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 23, 2026 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 15.11 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।
"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.97°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra52.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha241.11°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.41°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra200.22°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani343.89°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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)17:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:06 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 Kāla12:33 – 13:56
Yamaganda08:22 – 09:46
Gulika Kāla11:09 – 12:33
Varjyam07:26 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:59 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:22 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:46 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:09 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:33 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:56 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 16:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:43 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:07 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:43 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:56 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:33 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:09 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:46 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:22 – 06:59 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872932.27
Julian Day2461397.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2298°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.54°
🪷 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 (24.2298°), 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: 2026-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)