पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · February 25, 2012 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.7 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः

पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः।

यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे

शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्।।2.7।।
"2.7 My heart is oppressed with pity; and my mind confused as to what my duty is. Therefore, my Lord, tell me what is best for my spiritual welfare, for I am Thy disciple. Please direct me, I pray." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.7'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.81°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra347.16°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha325.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.95°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra355.28°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani184.97°TulāCitrā 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)09:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:51 – 11:19
Yamaganda14:15 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla06:55 – 08:23
Varjyam07:24 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:55 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:23 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:51 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:19 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:47 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:15 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:43 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:11 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:39 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:11 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:43 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:15 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:47 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:19 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:51 – 05:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:23 – 06:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867517.27
Julian Day2455982.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0227°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.03°
🪷 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 (24.0227°), declination -9.37°, EoT -13.70 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: 2012-02-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)