पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 25, 2041 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 2.54 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव।

स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेत किमासीत व्रजेत किम्।।2.54।।
"2.54 Arjuna asked: My Lord! How can we recognise the saint who has attained Pure Intellect, who has reached this state of Bliss, and whose mind is steady? how does he talk, how does he live, and how does he act?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2098 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1963 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1448
Malayalam Era: 1217
Nanakshahi: 572
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra186.38°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha297.22°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati186.23°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra325.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani179.19°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:35 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:20 – 12:45
Yamaganda15:35 – 17:00
Gulika Kāla08:30 – 09:55
Varjyam07:34 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:05 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:30 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:55 – 11:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:20 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:45 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:10 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:35 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:00 – 18:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:25 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:00 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:35 – 23:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:10 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:45 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:20 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:55 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:30 – 07:05 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878079.27
Julian Day2466544.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4267°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)269.12°
🪷 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 (24.4267°), declination -18.91°, EoT -12.31 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: 2041-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)