पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · March 17, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.75°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra61.15°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala300.86°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha348.03°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra311.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani317.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:14 – 18:44
Yamaganda12:42 – 14:13
Gulika Kāla15:43 – 17:14
Varjyam07:10 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:40 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:11 – 09:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:41 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:12 – 12:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:42 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:13 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:43 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:14 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:44 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:14 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:43 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:13 – 00:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:42 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:12 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:41 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:11 – 06:40 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871921.27
Julian Day2460386.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1912°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.30°
🪷 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 (24.1912°), declination -1.22°, EoT -9.06 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: 2024-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)