पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · October 9, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.18 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।

शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।5.18।।
"5.18 Sages look equally upon all, whether he be a minister of learning and humility, or an infidel, or whether it be a cow, an elephant or a dog." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya172.15°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra280.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.17°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha167.62°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra204.11°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani142.01°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:48 – 15:17
Yamaganda06:24 – 07:53
Gulika Kāla09:22 – 10:51
Varjyam06:53 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:24 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:53 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:22 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:51 – 12:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:20 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:48 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:17 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:46 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:15 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:46 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:17 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:48 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:20 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:51 – 03:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:22 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:53 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866283.27
Julian Day2454748.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9755°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)110.17°
🪷 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 (23.9755°), declination -6.34°, EoT 13.49 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: 2008-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)