पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · September 21, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।
"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.71°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra69.23°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.98°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha146.86°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.45°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra163.22°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani173.15°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 13:56
Yamaganda07:52 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla10:54 – 12:25
Varjyam06:51 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:21 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:52 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:23 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:54 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:56 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:28 – 16:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:59 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:30 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:59 – 21:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:28 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:56 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:54 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:23 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:52 – 06:21 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867360.27
Julian Day2455825.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0167°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.22°
🪷 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 (24.0167°), declination 0.91°, EoT 7.71 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: 2011-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)