पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · February 15, 2024 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya301.65°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra11.64°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala276.89°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha291.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra273.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani314.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:15 – 15:41
Yamaganda07:00 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla09:54 – 11:21
Varjyam07:29 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:00 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:27 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:54 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:21 – 12:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:48 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:15 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:41 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:08 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:35 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:08 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:41 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:15 – 00:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:48 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:21 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:54 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:27 – 07:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871890.27
Julian Day2460355.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1900°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.59°
🪷 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 (24.1900°), declination -12.91°, 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: 2024-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)