पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 19, 2040 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 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.32°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra69.20°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.36°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha245.34°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.09°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra289.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani177.54°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:31 – 13:54
Yamaganda08:20 – 09:44
Gulika Kāla11:07 – 12:31
Varjyam07:25 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:57 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:20 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:44 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:07 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:31 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:54 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:18 – 16:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:41 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:05 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:41 – 21:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:18 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:54 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:31 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:07 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:44 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:20 – 06:57 (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 Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878042.27
Julian Day2466507.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4253°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.97°
🪷 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 (24.4253°), declination -23.42°, EoT 2.32 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: 2040-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)