पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · December 29, 2043 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 11.54 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन।

ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप।।11.54।।
"11.54 Only by tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only thus can a man become one with Me, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2100 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1965 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1450
Malayalam Era: 1219
Nanakshahi: 574
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.72°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra226.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala149.74°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha232.91°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati258.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra287.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani210.96°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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)05:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 37 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 Kāla15:22 – 16:46
Yamaganda09:48 – 11:12
Gulika Kāla12:35 – 13:59
Varjyam07:29 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:01 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:25 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:48 – 11:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:12 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:35 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:22 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:46 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:10 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:46 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:22 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:35 – 02:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:12 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:48 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:25 – 07:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5145
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879147.27
Julian Day2467612.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4675°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.14°
🪷 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 (24.4675°), declination -23.24°, 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: 2043-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)