पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · February 23, 2009 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.21 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
ते तं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोकं विशालं

क्षीणे पुण्ये मर्त्यलोकं विशन्ति।

एव त्रयीधर्ममनुप्रपन्ना

गतागतं कामकामा लभन्ते।।9.21।।
"9.21 Yet although they enjoy the spacious glories of Paradise, nevertheless, when their merit is exhausted, they are born again into this world of mortals. They have followed the letter of the scriptures, yet because they have sought but to fulfill their own desires, they must de…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.57°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra287.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha285.89°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati287.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra348.86°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani145.27°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī 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)05:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:23 – 09:51
Yamaganda11:19 – 12:47
Gulika Kāla14:15 – 15:43
Varjyam07:25 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · 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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866420.27
Julian Day2454885.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9808°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.94°
🪷 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 (23.9808°), declination -9.84°, EoT -13.97 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: 2009-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)