पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · June 20, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: आषाढ गुप्त नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Āṣāḍha Gupta Navrātri Start
Second Gupta Navrātri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।
"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya65.10°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra69.75°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.97°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha87.73°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati37.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra44.34°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani178.51°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:34 – 14:13
Yamaganda07:39 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla10:56 – 12:34
Varjyam06:33 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Labha06:01 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:39 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:17 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:56 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:34 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:13 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:51 – 17:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:30 – 19:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:08 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:30 – 21:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:51 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:13 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:34 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:56 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:17 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:39 – 06:01 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867633.27
Julian Day2456098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0272°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.38°
🪷 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 (24.0272°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.24 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: 2012-06-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)