पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · October 24, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.75°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra64.66°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.87°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha203.97°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.54°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra233.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani198.32°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:44 – 15:11
Yamaganda06:28 – 07:55
Gulika Kāla09:22 – 10:50
Varjyam06:57 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:28 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:55 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:22 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:50 – 12:17 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:17 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:44 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:11 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:39 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:06 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:39 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:11 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:44 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:17 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:50 – 03:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:22 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:55 – 06:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868124.27
Julian Day2456589.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0459°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.57°
🪷 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 (24.0459°), declination -11.75°, EoT 16.15 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: 2013-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)