पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · February 25, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.73 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।
"18.73 Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.73's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.83°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra177.40°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.53°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha286.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra285.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani130.95°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:23 – 09:51
Yamaganda11:19 – 12:47
Gulika Kāla14:15 – 15:43
Varjyam07:24 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:55 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:23 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:51 – 11:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:19 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:47 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:15 – 15:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:43 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:11 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:39 – 20:11 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:11 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:43 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:15 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:47 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:19 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:51 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:23 – 06:55 (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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866056.27
Julian Day2454521.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9669°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)227.66°
🪷 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 (23.9669°), declination -9.38°, EoT -13.70 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: 2008-02-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)