पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · February 15, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.4 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता।।14.4।।
"14.4 O illustrious son of Kunti! Through whatever wombs men are born, it is the Spirit Itself that conceives, and I am their Father." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.42°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra340.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala25.84°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha288.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati289.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra292.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani282.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 09:54
Yamaganda11:21 – 12:48
Gulika Kāla14:15 – 15:42
Varjyam07:28 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 Amṛta06:59 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:27 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:54 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:21 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:48 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:15 – 15:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:42 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:09 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:36 – 20:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:09 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:42 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:15 – 00:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:48 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:21 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:54 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:27 – 06:59 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870795.27
Julian Day2459260.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1481°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.29°
🪷 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 (24.1481°), declination -12.66°, EoT -14.57 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: 2021-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)