पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 19, 2010 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 18.66 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Carama-Śloka · The Supreme Verse
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज।अहं त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः।।18.66।।
"18.66 Give up then thy earthly duties, surrender thyself to Me only. Do not be anxious; I will absolve thee from all thy sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra315.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala109.85°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha252.02°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.47°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra276.44°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani160.40°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:35 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:33 – 16:57
Yamaganda09:55 – 11:19
Gulika Kāla12:44 – 14:08
Varjyam07:34 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:06 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:30 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:55 – 11:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:19 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:44 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:08 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:33 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:57 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:22 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:57 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:33 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:08 – 00:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:44 – 02:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:19 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:55 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:30 – 07:06 (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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866750.27
Julian Day2455215.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9934°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.02°
🪷 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 (23.9934°), declination -20.39°, EoT -10.66 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: 2010-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)