पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · February 6, 2009 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 9.4 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना।

मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः।।9.4।।
"9.4 The whole world is pervaded by Me, yet My form is not seen. All living things have their being in Me, yet I am not limited by them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.40°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra64.06°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala276.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha268.85°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati283.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra338.25°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani146.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:21 – 12:47
Yamaganda15:40 – 17:06
Gulika Kāla08:29 – 09:55
Varjyam07:32 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:03 – 08:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:29 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:55 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:21 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:47 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:13 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:40 – 17:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:06 – 18:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:32 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:06 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:40 – 23:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:13 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:47 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:21 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:55 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:29 – 07:03 (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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866403.27
Julian Day2454868.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9801°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.16°
🪷 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 (23.9801°), declination -15.62°, EoT -14.30 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: 2009-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)