पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · February 25, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.18 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन।

भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि श्रृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्।।10.18।।
"10.18 Tell me again, I pray, about the fullness of Thy power and Thy glory; for I feel that I am never satisfied when I listen to Thy immortal words." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya312.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra222.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala307.42°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha311.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra269.84°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani172.21°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:19 – 12:47
Yamaganda15:43 – 17:11
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 09:51
Varjyam07:24 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:54 – 08:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:23 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:51 – 11:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:19 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:47 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:15 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:43 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:11 – 18:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:39 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:11 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:43 – 23:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:15 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:47 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:19 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:51 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:23 – 06:54 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867152.27
Julian Day2455617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0088°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.36°
🪷 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 (24.0088°), declination -9.28°, EoT -13.70 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: 2011-02-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)