पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · February 4, 2014 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 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra347.60°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.67°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha308.40°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.22°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra259.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani208.41°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:39 – 17:05
Yamaganda09:55 – 11:21
Gulika Kāla12:47 – 14:13
Varjyam07:32 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:04 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:29 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:55 – 11:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:21 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:47 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:13 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:39 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:05 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:31 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:05 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:39 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:13 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:47 – 02:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:21 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:55 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:29 – 07:04 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868227.27
Julian Day2456692.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0499°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.08°
🪷 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 (24.0499°), declination -16.30°, EoT -14.09 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: 2014-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)