पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · February 12, 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 14.1 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचपरं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः।।14.1।।
"14.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Now I will reveal unto the Wisdom which is beyond knowledge, by attaining which the sages have reached Perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.1'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.39°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra302.24°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala24.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha291.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati288.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra288.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani282.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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)07:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:21 – 12:48
Yamaganda15:41 – 17:08
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 09:54
Varjyam07:30 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:01 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:27 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:54 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:21 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:48 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:14 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:41 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:08 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:34 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:08 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:41 – 23:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:14 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:48 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:21 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:54 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:27 – 07:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870792.27
Julian Day2459257.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1480°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.91°
🪷 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 (24.1480°), declination -13.67°, 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: 2021-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)