पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · March 15, 2026 CE

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🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.25°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra280.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha315.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.73°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra346.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani339.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:13 – 18:44
Yamaganda12:43 – 14:13
Gulika Kāla15:43 – 17:13
Varjyam07:12 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:44 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:13 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:43 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:13 – 00:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:43 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:12 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:42 – 05:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:12 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872649.27
Julian Day2461114.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.48°
🪷 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 (24.2190°), declination -2.20°, EoT -9.65 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: 2026-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)