पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · November 18, 2011 CE

Also observed today

वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.33 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।

"18.33 The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	211.32°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	114.01°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	129.18°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	233.53°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	8.56°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra	235.29°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	180.06°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:42 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:56 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:56 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:54 – 12:19
Yamaganda	15:09 – 16:34
Gulika Kāla	08:04 – 09:29
Varjyam	07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta	09:18 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:39 – 08:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:04 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:29 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:54 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:19 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:44 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:09 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:34 – 17:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:59 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:34 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:09 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:44 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:19 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:54 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:29 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:04 – 06:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 16.705°

Longitude: 74.2433°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

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 + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867418.27
Julian Day	2455883.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0189°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	266.09°

🪷 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 (24.0189°), declination -19.09°, EoT 14.21 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: 2011-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)