पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · March 1, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.78 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।
"18.78 Wherever is the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince of Wisdom, and wherever is Arjuna, the Great Archer, I am more than convinced that good fortune, victory, happiness and righteousness will follow"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.78's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra237.14°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.91°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha289.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra291.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani130.55°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:49 – 11:17
Yamaganda14:15 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla06:52 – 08:20
Varjyam07:21 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:52 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:20 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:49 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:17 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:46 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:15 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:43 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:12 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:41 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:12 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:43 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:15 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:46 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:17 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:49 – 05:20 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:20 – 06:52 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866061.27
Julian Day2454526.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9670°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)281.18°
🪷 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 (23.9670°), declination -7.51°, EoT -13.04 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: 2008-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)