पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · July 19, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.28 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत्।असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह।।17.28।।
"17.28 Whatsoever is done without faith, whether it be sacrifice, austerity or gift or anything else, as called Asat' (meaning Unreal') for it is the negation of Sat,' O Arjuna! Such an act has no significance, here or hereafter."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya92.49°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra31.84°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.72°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha116.85°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.97°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra51.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani238.00°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:39 – 14:16
Yamaganda07:46 – 09:24
Gulika Kāla11:01 – 12:39
Varjyam06:41 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Labha06:09 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:46 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:24 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:01 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:39 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:16 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:54 – 17:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:31 – 19:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:09 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:31 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:54 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:16 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:39 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:01 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:24 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:46 – 06:09 (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 Ekādaśī + 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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869488.27
Julian Day2457953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0981°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.16°
🪷 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 (24.0981°), declination 20.84°, EoT -5.93 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: 2017-07-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)