पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · August 29, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.29°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra282.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.46°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha146.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra108.28°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani309.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:15
Yamaganda09:26 – 11:00
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 14:07
Varjyam06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:18 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:52 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:26 – 11:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:00 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:07 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:41 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:15 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:49 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:15 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:41 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:07 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 02:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:00 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:26 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:52 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871720.27
Julian Day2460185.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1835°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.66°
🪷 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 (24.1835°), declination 9.50°, EoT -0.50 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: 2023-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)