पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · August 9, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.31 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव।

न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।1.31।।
"1.31 The omens are adverse; what good can come from the slaughter of my people on this battlefield?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.31'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.05°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra29.20°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha139.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra118.57°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani311.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:38 – 14:14
Yamaganda07:51 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla11:02 – 12:38
Varjyam06:47 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:15 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:51 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:27 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:02 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:38 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:14 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:50 – 17:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:26 – 19:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:02 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:26 – 21:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:50 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:14 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:38 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:02 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:27 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:51 – 06:15 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871700.27
Julian Day2460165.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1827°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.32°
🪷 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 (24.1827°), declination 15.97°, EoT -5.21 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: 2023-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)