पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · August 11, 2015 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 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.02°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra72.82°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.08°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha131.27°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati125.08°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra121.19°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani214.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:49 – 17:25
Yamaganda09:27 – 11:02
Gulika Kāla12:38 – 14:14
Varjyam06:47 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Roga06:15 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:51 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:27 – 11:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:02 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:38 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:14 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:49 – 17:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:25 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:01 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:25 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:49 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:14 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:38 – 02:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:02 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:27 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:51 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868780.27
Julian Day2457245.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0710°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.97°
🪷 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 (24.0710°), declination 15.41°, 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: 2015-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)