पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · October 1, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.48°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra24.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.45°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha162.56°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati136.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra119.79°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani216.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:52 – 15:22
Yamaganda06:22 – 07:52
Gulika Kāla09:22 – 10:52
Varjyam06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:22 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:52 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:22 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:52 – 12:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:22 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:52 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:22 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:52 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:22 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:52 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:22 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:52 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:22 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:52 – 03:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:22 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:52 – 06:22 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868831.27
Julian Day2457296.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0730°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.02°
🪷 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 (24.0730°), declination -3.00°, EoT 11.17 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: 2015-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)