पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · August 5, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.27 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि।

तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान्बन्धूनवस्थितान्।।1.27।।
"1.27 Fathers-in-law and benefactors, arrayed on both sides. Arjuna then gazed at all those kinsmen before him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.22°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra334.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha134.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.93°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra120.74°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani311.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:26 – 11:03
Yamaganda14:15 – 15:51
Gulika Kāla06:14 – 07:50
Varjyam06:46 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:14 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:50 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:26 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:03 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:39 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:15 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:51 – 17:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:27 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:04 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:27 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:51 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:15 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:39 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:03 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:26 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:50 – 06:14 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871696.27
Julian Day2460161.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1826°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.40°
🪷 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 (24.1826°), declination 17.08°, EoT -5.70 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: 2023-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)