पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 31, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.19 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।18.19।।
"18.19 The knowledge, the act and the doer differ according to the Qualities. Listen to this too:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra307.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.62°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha289.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.91°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra262.05°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani103.52°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:08 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:38 – 17:03
Yamaganda09:56 – 11:21
Gulika Kāla12:47 – 14:12
Varjyam07:33 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:05 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:30 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:56 – 11:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:21 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:47 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:12 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:38 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:03 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:29 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:03 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:38 – 23:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:12 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:47 – 02:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:21 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:56 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:30 – 07:05 (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 Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865301.27
Julian Day2453766.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9380°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.29°
🪷 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 (23.9380°), declination -17.46°, EoT -13.53 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: 2006-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)