पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · October 19, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.12 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
"9.12 Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.00°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra42.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala260.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha175.73°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati163.86°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra216.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani228.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:17 – 13:45
Yamaganda07:54 – 09:22
Gulika Kāla10:50 – 12:17
Varjyam06:55 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:26 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:54 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:22 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:50 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:17 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:45 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:41 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:09 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:41 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:45 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:17 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:50 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:22 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:54 – 06:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869215.27
Julian Day2457680.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0877°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.75°
🪷 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 (24.0877°), declination -10.07°, EoT 15.55 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: 2016-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)