पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · February 12, 2028 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 6.44 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।

जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।
"6.44 Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra138.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.41°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha279.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.62°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra340.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani358.99°MīnaRevatī P4

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)19:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:54 – 11:21
Yamaganda14:14 – 15:41
Gulika Kāla07:01 – 08:28
Varjyam07:30 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:01 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:28 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:54 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:21 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:48 – 14:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:14 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:41 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:08 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:34 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:08 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:41 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:14 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:48 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:21 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:54 – 05:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:28 – 07:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873348.27
Julian Day2461813.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2457°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)198.53°
🪷 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 (24.2457°), declination -13.90°, 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: 2028-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)