पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 23, 2042 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 11.50 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा

स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः।

आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं

भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा।।11.50।।
"11.50 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna showed Himself again in His accustomed form; and the Mighty Lord, in gentle tones, softly consoled him who lately trembled with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra294.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.20°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha269.18°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.31°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra283.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani190.91°TulāSvātī P2

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)08:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 15 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 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:10 – 15:35
Yamaganda07:05 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla09:55 – 11:20
Varjyam07:34 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Śubha07:05 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:30 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:55 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:20 – 12:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:45 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:10 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:35 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:59 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:24 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:59 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:35 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:10 – 00:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:45 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:20 – 03:55 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:55 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:30 – 07:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5143
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878442.27
Julian Day2466907.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4406°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.93°
🪷 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 (24.4406°), declination -19.45°, 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: 2042-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)