पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · November 16, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.77°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra182.12°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.92°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha230.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati193.56°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra196.41°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani241.86°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:43 – 15:09
Yamaganda06:38 – 08:03
Gulika Kāla09:28 – 10:53
Varjyam07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:38 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:03 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:28 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:53 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:18 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:43 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:09 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:34 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:59 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:34 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:09 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:43 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:18 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:53 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:28 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:03 – 06:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869608.27
Julian Day2458073.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1027°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.21°
🪷 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 (24.1027°), declination -18.74°, EoT 14.67 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: 2017-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)