पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · August 26, 2020 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 9.17 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Pitāham Asya Jagato · Krishna IS the Mother
पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।

वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च।।9.17।।
"9.17 I am the Father of the universe and its Mother; I am its Nourisher and its Grandfather; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om; and I am the Sacred Scriptures." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya129.14°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra222.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.06°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha136.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra83.55°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani272.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:34 – 14:08
Yamaganda07:52 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla11:00 – 12:34
Varjyam06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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 Labha06:18 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:52 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:26 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:00 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:34 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:42 – 17:16 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:16 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:50 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:16 – 21:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:42 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:34 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:00 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:26 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:52 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870622.27
Julian Day2459087.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1415°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.53°
🪷 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 (24.1415°), declination 10.30°, EoT -1.42 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: 2020-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)