पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · February 12, 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 10.35 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।

मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।
"10.35 Of hymns I am Brihatsama, of metres I am Garatri, among the months I am Margasheersha (December), and I am the Spring among seasons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.35'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.45°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra321.84°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala313.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha316.18°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra288.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani197.19°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:08
Yamaganda09:54 – 11:21
Gulika Kāla12:48 – 14:14
Varjyam07:30 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 Roga07:01 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:28 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:54 – 11:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:21 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:48 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:14 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:41 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:08 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:34 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:08 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:41 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:14 – 00:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:48 – 02:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:21 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:54 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:28 – 07:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867870.27
Julian Day2456335.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0362°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.51°
🪷 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 (24.0362°), declination -13.69°, EoT -14.59 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: 2013-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)