पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 27, 2012 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 1.25 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।

उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।
"1.25 Whither Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, and spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold these members of the family of Kuru assembled." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra326.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha274.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.90°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra321.28°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani185.11°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:35 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:21 – 12:46
Yamaganda15:36 – 17:01
Gulika Kāla08:30 – 09:56
Varjyam07:34 – 07:52
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: Mṛtyu (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:05 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:30 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:56 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:21 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:46 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:11 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:36 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:01 – 18:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:26 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:01 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:36 – 23:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:11 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:46 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:21 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:56 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:30 – 07:05 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867488.27
Julian Day2455953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0216°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.25°
🪷 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 (24.0216°), declination -18.65°, EoT -12.76 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: 2012-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)