पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · September 6, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.78 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।
"18.78 Wherever is the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince of Wisdom, and wherever is Arjuna, the Great Archer, I am more than convinced that good fortune, victory, happiness and righteousness will follow"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.78's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya139.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra227.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha140.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra145.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani259.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:58 – 12:31
Yamaganda15:37 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla07:52 – 09:25
Varjyam06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:19 – 07:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:52 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:58 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:31 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:04 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:37 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:09 – 18:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:42 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:09 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:37 – 23:04 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:04 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:31 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:58 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:52 – 06:19 (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 Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870267.27
Julian Day2458732.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1279°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.82°
🪷 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 (24.1279°), declination 6.61°, EoT 2.20 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: 2019-09-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)