पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 24, 2032 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 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।
"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.46°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra149.63°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.06°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha236.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati280.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra294.52°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani69.20°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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)23:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:10 – 12:33
Yamaganda15:20 – 16:44
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 09:46
Varjyam07:27 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:59 – 08:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:23 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:46 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:10 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:33 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:20 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:44 – 18:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:07 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:44 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:20 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:33 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:10 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:46 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:23 – 06:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 16.705°
Longitude: 74.2433°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875125.27
Julian Day2463590.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3137°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)263.04°
🪷 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 (24.3137°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.03 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: 2032-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)