पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · September 28, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.10 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।17.10।।
"17.10 The Ignorant love food which is stale, not nourishing, putrid and corrupt, the leavings of others and unclean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.56°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra168.73°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.22°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha159.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra171.92°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani173.98°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:53
Yamaganda07:52 – 09:22
Gulika Kāla10:53 – 12:23
Varjyam06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:22 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:52 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:22 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:53 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:53 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 16:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:54 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:24 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:54 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:53 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:53 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:22 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:52 – 06:22 (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)1867367.27
Julian Day2455832.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0170°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.94°
🪷 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 (24.0170°), declination -1.82°, EoT 10.18 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: 2011-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)