पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · March 18, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra109.41°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.80°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha310.32°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra312.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani129.26°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:43 – 17:14
Yamaganda09:41 – 11:11
Gulika Kāla12:42 – 14:12
Varjyam07:10 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:39 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:10 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:41 – 11:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:11 – 12:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:42 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:12 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:43 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:14 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:44 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:14 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:43 – 23:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:12 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:42 – 02:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:11 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:41 – 05:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:10 – 06:39 (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 Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866078.27
Julian Day2454543.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9677°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.33°
🪷 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 (23.9677°), declination -0.87°, EoT -8.76 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: 2008-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)