पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · September 21, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya154.18°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra354.04°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala110.90°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha174.05°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.50°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra197.02°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani194.66°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:23 – 10:54
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla06:21 – 07:52
Varjyam06:51 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:21 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:52 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:23 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:59 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:30 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:59 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:23 – 04:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:52 – 06:21 (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 Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868091.27
Julian Day2456556.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0447°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.46°
🪷 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 (24.0447°), declination 0.70°, EoT 7.71 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: 2013-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)