पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · September 8, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.44 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते।।2.44।।
"2.44 While their minds are absorbed with ideas of power and personal enjoyment, they cannot concentrate their discrimination on one point." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya141.45°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra325.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.93°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha136.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.78°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra111.50°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani335.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:52 – 09:25
Yamaganda10:58 – 12:30
Gulika Kāla14:03 – 15:35
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:20 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:52 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:58 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:30 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:03 – 15:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:35 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:08 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:40 – 20:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:08 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:35 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:03 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:30 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:58 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872461.27
Julian Day2460926.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2118°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.37°
🪷 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 (24.2118°), declination 5.65°, EoT 2.92 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: 2025-09-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)