पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · July 18, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.24°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra140.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha83.08°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati99.45°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra134.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani350.51°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:24 – 11:01
Yamaganda14:16 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla06:09 – 07:46
Varjyam06:41 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:09 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:46 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:01 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:39 – 14:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:16 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:54 – 17:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:32 – 19:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:09 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:32 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:54 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:16 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:39 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:01 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 04:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:46 – 06:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872774.27
Julian Day2461239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2238°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.84°
🪷 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 (24.2238°), declination 21.04°, EoT -5.86 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: 2026-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)