पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · February 4, 2031 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 18.41 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।18.41।।
"18.41 O Arjuna! The duties of spiritual teachers, the soldiers, the traders and the servants have all been fixed according to the dominant Quality in their nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra71.91°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.88°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha278.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra315.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani37.57°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:39 – 17:05
Yamaganda09:55 – 11:21
Gulika Kāla12:47 – 14:13
Varjyam07:32 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:04 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:30 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:55 – 11:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:21 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:47 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:13 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:39 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:05 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:31 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:05 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:39 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:13 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:47 – 02:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:21 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:55 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:30 – 07:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874436.27
Julian Day2462901.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2874°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.75°
🪷 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 (24.2874°), declination -16.33°, EoT -14.09 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: 2031-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)