पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · August 21, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.19 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः।मद्भक्त एतद्विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते।।13.19।।
"13.19 Thus I have told thee in brief what Matter is, and the Self worth realising and what is Wisdom. He who is devoted to Me knows; and assuredly he will enter into Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.67°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra214.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.67°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha128.83°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati226.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra118.88°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani124.26°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:45 – 17:20
Yamaganda09:27 – 11:01
Gulika Kāla12:36 – 14:10
Varjyam06:49 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:17 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:52 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:27 – 11:01 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:01 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:36 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:10 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:45 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:20 – 18:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:54 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:20 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:45 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:10 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:36 – 02:01 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:01 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:27 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:52 – 06:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865868.27
Julian Day2454333.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9597°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.76°
🪷 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 (23.9597°), declination 12.29°, EoT -2.80 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: 2007-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)