पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 21, 2013 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 10.13 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।

असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे।।10.13।।
"10.13 So have said the seers and the divine sage Narada; as well as Asita, Devala and Vyasa; and Thou Thyself also sayest it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra29.50°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.31°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha278.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra260.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani196.52°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:35 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:30 – 09:55
Yamaganda11:20 – 12:44
Gulika Kāla14:09 – 15:34
Varjyam07:34 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:06 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:30 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:55 – 11:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:20 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:44 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:09 – 15:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:34 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:58 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:23 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:58 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:34 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:09 – 00:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:44 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:20 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:55 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867848.27
Julian Day2456313.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0354°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)110.39°
🪷 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 (24.0354°), declination -19.90°, EoT -11.26 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: 2013-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)