पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · September 18, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.24 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।

नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
"2.24 It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra183.78°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.45°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha133.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra111.07°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani308.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:52 – 09:23
Yamaganda10:55 – 12:26
Gulika Kāla13:58 – 15:29
Varjyam06:51 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:20 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:52 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:23 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:55 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:26 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:58 – 15:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:29 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:01 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:32 – 20:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:01 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:29 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:58 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:26 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:55 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:23 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:52 – 06:20 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871740.27
Julian Day2460205.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1842°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)35.50°
🪷 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 (24.1842°), declination 2.03°, EoT 6.61 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: 2023-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)