पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 26, 2025 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 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।
"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra238.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.83°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha272.16°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.18°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra327.93°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani322.69°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā 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)04:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 14 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 Kāla17:01 – 18:26
Yamaganda12:46 – 14:11
Gulika Kāla15:36 – 17:01
Varjyam07:34 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:05 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:30 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:55 – 11:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:20 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:46 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:11 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:36 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:01 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:26 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:01 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:36 – 23:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:11 – 00:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:46 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:20 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:55 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:30 – 07:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872236.27
Julian Day2460701.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2032°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)316.57°
🪷 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 (24.2032°), declination -18.69°, 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: 2025-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)