पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · September 29, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: महानवमी — Mahā-Navamī
9th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Devī's final victory.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.72 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय।।18.72।।
"18.72 O Arjuna! Hast thou listened attentively to My words? Has thy ignorance and thy delusion gone?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.72's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.00°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra262.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha153.85°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati183.16°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra136.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani237.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:52 – 12:23
Yamaganda15:23 – 16:53
Gulika Kāla07:52 – 09:22
Varjyam06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:22 – 07:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:52 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:22 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:52 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:53 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:23 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:53 – 18:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

Today's Śukla Navamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869560.27
Julian Day2458025.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1009°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)101.31°
🪷 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 (24.1009°), declination -2.42°, EoT 10.52 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: 2017-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)