पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · March 1, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra196.77°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala288.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha317.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra292.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani315.83°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:17 – 12:46
Yamaganda15:43 – 17:12
Gulika Kāla08:20 – 09:49
Varjyam07:21 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:52 – 08:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:20 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:49 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:17 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:46 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:15 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:43 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:12 – 18:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:41 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:12 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:43 – 23:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:15 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:46 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:17 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:49 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:20 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871905.27
Julian Day2460370.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.99°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1906°), declination -7.46°, EoT -13.04 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: 2024-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)