पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · February 24, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.23 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।3.23।।
"3.23 For were I not to act without ceasing, O prince, people would be glad to do likewise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra50.33°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala232.91°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha316.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.64°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra322.02°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani252.69°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:51 – 11:19
Yamaganda14:15 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla06:55 – 08:23
Varjyam07:24 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:55 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:23 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:51 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:19 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:47 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:15 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:43 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:11 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:39 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:11 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:43 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:15 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:47 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:19 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:51 – 05:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:23 – 06:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869708.27
Julian Day2458173.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1065°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)101.38°
🪷 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 (24.1065°), declination -9.54°, EoT -13.84 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: 2018-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)