पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · March 17, 2026 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	332.24°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	306.75°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	316.75°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha	314.72°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	80.76°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	348.59°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	339.55°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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)	05:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:04 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:18 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:43 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:44 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla	18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:18 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:43 – 17:13
Yamaganda	09:41 – 11:12
Gulika Kāla	12:42 – 14:13
Varjyam	07:10 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:29 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:40 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:11 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:41 – 11:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	11:12 – 12:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:42 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:13 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:43 – 17:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:13 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:44 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:13 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:43 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:13 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:42 – 02:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	02:12 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:41 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:11 – 06:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 16.705°

Longitude: 74.2433°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872651.27
Julian Day	2461116.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2191°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	333.80°

🪷 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 (24.2191°), declination -1.41°, 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: 2026-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)