पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · February 8, 2020 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 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra97.26°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala239.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha312.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra335.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani271.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:55 – 11:21
Yamaganda14:14 – 15:40
Gulika Kāla07:03 – 08:29
Varjyam07:31 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:03 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:29 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:55 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:21 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:47 – 14:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:14 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:40 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:06 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:32 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:06 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:40 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:14 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:47 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:21 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:55 – 05:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:29 – 07:03 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870422.27
Julian Day2458887.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1338°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.19°
🪷 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 (24.1338°), declination -15.21°, EoT -14.45 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: 2020-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)