पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 1, 2028 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 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra301.84°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala273.30°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha267.11°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.87°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra290.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani356.85°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:50 – 11:13
Yamaganda14:00 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla07:02 – 08:26
Varjyam07:30 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:02 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:26 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:50 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:13 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:37 – 14:00 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:00 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:24 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:48 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:11 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:48 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:24 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:00 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:37 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:13 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:50 – 05:26 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:26 – 07:02 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873306.27
Julian Day2461771.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2441°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)49.55°
🪷 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 (24.2441°), declination -23.05°, EoT -3.71 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: 2028-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)