पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · September 13, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.25 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः।

दानक्रियाश्च विविधाः क्रियन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षिभि:।।17.25।।
"17.25 Those who desire deliverance begin their acts of sacrifice, austerity or gift with the word Tat' (meaning That'), without thought of reward." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya146.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra240.69°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.91°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha161.80°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.36°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra187.84°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani193.89°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:56 – 12:28
Yamaganda15:32 – 17:04
Gulika Kāla07:52 – 09:24
Varjyam06:51 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:20 – 07:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:52 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:56 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:28 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:32 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:04 – 18:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:36 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:04 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:32 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:28 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:56 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:52 – 06:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868083.27
Julian Day2456548.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0444°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.81°
🪷 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 (24.0444°), declination 3.79°, EoT 4.75 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: 2013-09-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)