पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · March 3, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।
"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.38°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra0.49°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala42.67°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha332.99°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.55°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra274.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani101.27°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:17 – 12:46
Yamaganda15:43 – 17:12
Gulika Kāla08:19 – 09:48
Varjyam07:20 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:51 – 08:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:19 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:48 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:17 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:46 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:14 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:43 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:12 – 18:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:41 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:12 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:43 – 23:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:14 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:46 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:17 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:48 – 05:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:19 – 06:51 (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 Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865332.27
Julian Day2453797.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9392°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.89°
🪷 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 (23.9392°), declination -6.94°, EoT -12.65 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: 2006-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)