पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · July 16, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।

न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya89.92°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra244.29°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha74.68°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra99.94°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani131.79°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:39 – 14:16
Yamaganda07:46 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla11:01 – 12:39
Varjyam06:41 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:08 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:46 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:23 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:01 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:39 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:16 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:54 – 17:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:32 – 19:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:09 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:32 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:54 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:16 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:39 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:01 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:23 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:46 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866198.27
Julian Day2454663.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9723°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)153.39°
🪷 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 (23.9723°), declination 21.33°, EoT -5.68 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: 2008-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)