पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 8, 2032 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।
"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra299.10°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.32°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha213.09°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati276.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra276.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani70.49°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:26 – 13:49
Yamaganda08:15 – 09:38
Gulika Kāla11:02 – 12:26
Varjyam07:19 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:51 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:15 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:38 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:02 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:26 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:49 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:01 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:49 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:26 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:02 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:38 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:15 – 06:51 (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 Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875109.27
Julian Day2463574.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3131°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.93°
🪷 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 (24.3131°), declination -22.75°, EoT 7.30 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: 2032-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)