पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 23, 2033 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 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra181.29°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.91°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha285.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati287.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra324.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani66.90°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:35 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:59 – 18:24
Yamaganda12:45 – 14:10
Gulika Kāla15:35 – 16:59
Varjyam07:34 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

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 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:45 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:10 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:35 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:59 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:24 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:59 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:35 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:10 – 00:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:45 – 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 Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875155.27
Julian Day2463620.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3149°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.34°
🪷 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 (24.3149°), declination -19.41°, EoT -11.81 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: 2033-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)