पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 18, 2030 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 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.85°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra152.36°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.31°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha236.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati228.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra255.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani39.40°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:30 – 13:54
Yamaganda08:20 – 09:43
Gulika Kāla11:07 – 12:30
Varjyam07:24 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:56 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:20 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:43 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:07 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:30 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:54 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:41 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:04 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:41 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:54 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:30 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:07 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:43 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:20 – 06:56 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874388.27
Julian Day2462853.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2855°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.27°
🪷 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 (24.2855°), declination -23.38°, EoT 2.79 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: 2030-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)