पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · September 25, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.38 · 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: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra294.37°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.71°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha168.85°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati134.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra115.93°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani216.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:53 – 12:24
Yamaganda15:25 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla07:52 – 09:23
Varjyam06:51 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:21 – 07:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:52 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:53 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:27 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:53 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:52 – 06:21 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868825.27
Julian Day2457290.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0728°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.94°
🪷 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 (24.0728°), declination -0.66°, EoT 9.15 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: 2015-09-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)