पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · February 22, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra309.83°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.51°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha320.42°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.45°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra351.85°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani185.05°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:47 – 14:15
Yamaganda08:24 – 09:52
Gulika Kāla11:19 – 12:47
Varjyam07:26 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
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 Labha06:56 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:24 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:52 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:19 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:47 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:15 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:43 – 17:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:10 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:38 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:10 – 21:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:43 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:15 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:47 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:19 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:52 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:24 – 06:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 16.705°
Longitude: 74.2433°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867514.27
Julian Day2455979.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0226°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.99°
🪷 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 (24.0226°), declination -10.47°, EoT -14.08 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: 2012-02-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)