पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · August 30, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी — Krishna Janmāṣṭamī
Bhagavān Krishna manifested at Mathurā midnight on this exact tithi-nakshatra alignment in 3227 BCE.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (Mathurā) — -3226-07-09 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya132.75°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra39.88°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha155.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.74°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra171.83°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani284.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:52 – 09:26
Yamaganda11:00 – 12:33
Gulika Kāla14:07 – 15:40
Varjyam06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
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 Amṛta06:19 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:52 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:26 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:00 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:33 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:07 – 15:40 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:40 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:14 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:48 – 20:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:14 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:40 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:07 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:33 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:00 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:26 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:52 – 06:19 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

11 steps · festival walk
Today is Krishna Janmāṣṭamī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 10.3 (birth at Mathurā) + BG 4.7-8 + 10.8 (Krishna as svayaṁ bhagavān).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870991.27
Julian Day2459456.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1556°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.35°
🪷 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 (24.1556°), declination 8.97°, EoT -0.18 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: 2021-08-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)