पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · October 15, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.24 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः।

मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः।।6.24।।
"6.24 Renouncing every desire which imagination can conceive, controlling the senses at every point by the power of mind;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.58°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra269.18°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.44°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha175.92°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati331.55°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra198.31°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani165.20°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:50 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:15 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla07:53 – 09:21
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:25 – 07:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:53 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:21 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:50 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:47 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:15 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:43 – 18:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:12 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:43 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:15 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:47 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:50 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:21 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:53 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867019.27
Julian Day2455484.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.92°
🪷 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 (24.0037°), declination -8.41°, EoT 14.86 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: 2010-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)