पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · October 29, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya192.01°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra192.85°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.95°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha175.51°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra228.36°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani144.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:17 – 13:43
Yamaganda07:56 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla10:50 – 12:17
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:30 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:56 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:23 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:50 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:17 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:10 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:04 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:10 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:17 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:50 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:23 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:56 – 06:30 (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)1866303.27
Julian Day2454768.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9763°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.55°
🪷 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 (23.9763°), declination -13.52°, EoT 16.43 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: 2008-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)