पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · October 5, 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 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya167.37°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra59.79°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.73°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha155.55°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra122.14°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani307.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:50 – 15:20
Yamaganda06:23 – 07:52
Gulika Kāla09:22 – 10:51
Varjyam06:52 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:23 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:52 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:22 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:51 – 12:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:21 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:50 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:20 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:49 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:19 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:49 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:20 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:50 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:21 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:51 – 03:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:22 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:52 – 06:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871757.27
Julian Day2460222.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1849°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.17°
🪷 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 (24.1849°), declination -4.57°, EoT 12.39 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: 2023-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)