पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · November 4, 2009 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1416

Malayalam Era: 1185

Nanakshahi: 540

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	197.76°	Tulā	Svātī P4
चन्द्र Candra	33.68°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	104.38°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	196.72°	Tulā	Svātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	294.27°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	180.93°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	156.34°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:00 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:35 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:54 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:01 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla	17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:54 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:17 – 13:43
Yamaganda	07:58 – 09:24
Gulika Kāla	10:51 – 12:17
Varjyam	07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:32 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:58 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:24 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:51 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:17 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:43 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:09 – 16:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:35 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:01 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:35 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:09 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:43 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:17 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:51 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:24 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:58 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 16.705°

Longitude: 74.2433°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866674.27
Julian Day	2455139.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	194.45°

🪷 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 (23.9905°), declination -15.36°, EoT 16.33 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: 2009-11-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)