पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · August 11, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.18 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।

शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।5.18।।
"5.18 Sages look equally upon all, whether he be a minister of learning and humility, or an infidel, or whether it be a cow, an elephant or a dog." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.75°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra38.31°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.89°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha97.62°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra68.86°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani180.21°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:27 – 11:02
Yamaganda14:14 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla06:16 – 07:51
Varjyam06:47 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:16 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:51 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:27 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:02 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:38 – 14:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:14 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:49 – 17:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:25 – 19:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:00 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:25 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:49 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:14 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:38 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:02 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:27 – 04:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:51 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 16.705°
Longitude: 74.2433°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867685.27
Julian Day2456150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0292°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.68°
🪷 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 (24.0292°), declination 15.19°, EoT -4.91 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: 2012-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)