पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · October 13, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।
"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.56'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.32°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra175.75°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha157.69°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra129.33°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani217.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:44
Yamaganda09:21 – 10:50
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:47
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:24 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:53 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:21 – 10:50 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:50 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:47 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:44 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:13 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:44 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:47 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 01:50 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:50 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:21 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:53 – 06:24 (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)1868843.27
Julian Day2457308.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0734°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.29°
🪷 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 (24.0734°), declination -7.59°, EoT 14.44 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: 2015-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)