पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 24, 2008 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 18.41 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।18.41।।
"18.41 O Arjuna! The duties of spiritual teachers, the soldiers, the traders and the servants have all been fixed according to the dominant Quality in their nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.44°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra118.27°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.32°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha297.82°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati254.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra245.55°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani133.31°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:35 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:10 – 15:35
Yamaganda07:06 – 08:31
Gulika Kāla09:55 – 11:20
Varjyam07:34 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · 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 Śubha07:06 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:31 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:55 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:20 – 12:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:45 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:10 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:35 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:00 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:25 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:00 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:35 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:10 – 00:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:45 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:20 – 03:55 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:55 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:31 – 07:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866024.27
Julian Day2454489.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9656°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.13°
🪷 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 (23.9656°), declination -19.39°, EoT -12.06 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: 2008-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)