पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · February 3, 2018 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 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।

तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।
"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra143.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha279.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.14°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra295.72°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani250.79°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:55 – 11:21
Yamaganda14:13 – 15:39
Gulika Kāla07:04 – 08:30
Varjyam07:32 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: 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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:04 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:30 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:55 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:21 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:47 – 14:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:13 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:39 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:04 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:30 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:04 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:39 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:13 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:47 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:21 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:55 – 05:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:30 – 07:04 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869687.27
Julian Day2458152.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.08°
🪷 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 (24.1057°), declination -16.58°, EoT -13.97 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: 2018-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)