पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · February 23, 2028 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.8 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः।

प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु।।7.8।।
"7.8 O Arjuna! I am the Fluidity in water, the Light in the sun and in the moon. I am the mystic syllable Om in the Vedic scriptures, the Sound in ether, the Virility in man." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya309.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra283.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha282.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.49°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra353.37°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani359.98°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:47 – 14:15
Yamaganda08:24 – 09:51
Gulika Kāla11:19 – 12:47
Varjyam07:25 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:56 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:24 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:51 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:19 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:47 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:15 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:43 – 17:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:10 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:38 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:10 – 21:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:43 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:15 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:47 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:19 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:51 – 05:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:24 – 06:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873359.27
Julian Day2461824.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2462°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.13°
🪷 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 (24.2462°), declination -10.06°, EoT -13.97 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: 2028-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)