पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 29, 2042 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 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.98°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra102.78°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala264.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha263.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra205.46°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani200.38°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:25 – 09:48
Yamaganda11:12 – 12:35
Gulika Kāla13:59 – 15:22
Varjyam07:29 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:01 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:25 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:48 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:12 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:35 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:59 – 15:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:22 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:46 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:10 – 19:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:46 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:22 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:59 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:35 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:12 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:48 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:25 – 07:01 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878782.27
Julian Day2467247.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4536°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)210.64°
🪷 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 (24.4536°), declination -23.23°, EoT -2.35 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: 2042-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)