पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 31, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra306.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.18°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha280.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.06°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra332.14°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani323.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:21 – 12:47
Yamaganda15:38 – 17:03
Gulika Kāla08:30 – 09:55
Varjyam07:33 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:07

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 Chala07:04 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:30 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:55 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:21 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:47 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:12 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:38 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:03 – 18:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:29 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:03 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:38 – 23:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:12 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:47 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:21 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:55 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:30 – 07:04 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872241.27
Julian Day2460706.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2034°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.93°
🪷 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 (24.2034°), declination -17.36°, EoT -13.53 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: 2025-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)