पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · January 22, 2043 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 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2100 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1965 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1450
Malayalam Era: 1219
Nanakshahi: 574
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra55.54°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha252.51°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra231.32°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani202.16°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:35 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:06
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 Kāla14:09 – 15:34
Yamaganda07:06 – 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: 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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:06 – 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 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:09 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:34 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:59 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:24 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:59 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:34 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:09 – 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 – 07:06 (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 Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878806.27
Julian Day2467271.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4545°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.58°
🪷 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 (24.4545°), declination -19.74°, EoT -11.54 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: 2043-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)