पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · March 3, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra221.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha321.63°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra294.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani316.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:12 – 18:41
Yamaganda12:46 – 14:15
Gulika Kāla15:43 – 17:12
Varjyam07:20 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:50 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:19 – 09:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:48 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:17 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:46 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:15 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:43 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:12 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:41 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:12 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:43 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:15 – 00:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:46 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:17 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:48 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:19 – 06:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871907.27
Julian Day2460372.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.77°
🪷 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 (24.1906°), declination -6.70°, EoT -12.65 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: 2024-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)