पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · February 28, 2048 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।
"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2105 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1970 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1455
Malayalam Era: 1224
Nanakshahi: 579
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra115.04°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha287.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra290.83°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani258.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:18 – 12:46
Yamaganda15:43 – 17:11
Gulika Kāla08:21 – 09:49
Varjyam07:22 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:53 – 08:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:21 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:49 – 11:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:18 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:46 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:15 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:43 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:11 – 18:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:40 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:11 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:43 – 23:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:15 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:46 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:18 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:49 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:21 – 06:53 (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 Year5149
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1880669.27
Julian Day2469134.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5257°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)159.62°
🪷 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 (24.5257°), declination -8.15°, EoT -13.22 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: 2048-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)