पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · October 20, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.15 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनंजयः।

पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः।।1.15।।
"1.15 Lord Shri Krishna blew his Panchajanya and Arjuna his Devadatta, brave Bheema his renowned shell, Poundra." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.74°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra185.54°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.89°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha189.94°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati187.67°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra162.67°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani239.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:50 – 12:17
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla07:54 – 09:22
Varjyam06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:26 – 07:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:54 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:22 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:50 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:17 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:41 – 18:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:08 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:41 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:17 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:50 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:22 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:54 – 06:26 (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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869581.27
Julian Day2458046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.79°
🪷 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 (24.1017°), declination -10.35°, EoT 15.70 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: 2017-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)