पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 25, 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 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.52'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra324.45°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.53°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha267.27°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.60°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra285.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani190.99°TulāSvātī 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)09:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 59 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 Kāla09:55 – 11:20
Yamaganda14:10 – 15:35
Gulika Kāla07:05 – 08:30
Varjyam07:34 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:05 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:30 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:55 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:20 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:45 – 14:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:10 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:35 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:00 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:25 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:00 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:35 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:10 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:45 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:20 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:55 – 05:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:30 – 07:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5143
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878444.27
Julian Day2466909.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4406°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.73°
🪷 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 -18.97°, 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: 2042-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)