पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 17, 2011 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 9.13 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।

भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
"9.13 But the Great Souls, O Arjuna! Filled with My Divine Spirit, they worship Me, they fix their minds on Me and on Me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra55.46°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala276.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha250.15°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra225.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani172.89°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:30 – 09:54
Yamaganda11:19 – 12:43
Gulika Kāla14:07 – 15:32
Varjyam07:34 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:06 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:30 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:54 – 11:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:19 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:43 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:07 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:32 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:56 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:21 – 19:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:56 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:32 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:07 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:43 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:19 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:54 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:30 – 07:06 (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 Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867113.27
Julian Day2455578.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0073°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.11°
🪷 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 (24.0073°), declination -20.84°, EoT -10.03 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: 2011-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)