पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 26, 2021 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 13.19 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः।मद्भक्त एतद्विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते।।13.19।।
"13.19 Thus I have told thee in brief what Matter is, and the Self worth realising and what is Wisdom. He who is devoted to Me knows; and assuredly he will enter into Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra69.04°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala15.00°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha300.22°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati284.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra267.39°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani280.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:08 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:36 – 17:01
Yamaganda09:55 – 11:20
Gulika Kāla12:46 – 14:11
Varjyam07:34 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:05 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:30 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:55 – 11:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:20 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:46 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:11 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:36 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:01 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:26 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:01 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:36 – 23:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:11 – 00:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:46 – 02:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:20 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:55 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:30 – 07:05 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870775.27
Julian Day2459240.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.12°
🪷 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 (24.1473°), declination -18.70°, EoT -12.54 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: 2021-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)