पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · August 16, 2026 CE

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🪷 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)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.99°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra161.66°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.53°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha106.67°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.85°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra164.51°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani350.22°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:22 – 18:57
Yamaganda12:37 – 14:12
Gulika Kāla15:47 – 17:22
Varjyam06:48 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:17 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:52 – 09:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:27 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:02 – 12:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:37 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:12 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:47 – 17:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:22 – 18:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:57 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:22 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:47 – 23:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:12 – 00:37 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:37 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:02 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:27 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:52 – 06:17 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872803.27
Julian Day2461268.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2249°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.18°
🪷 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 (24.2249°), declination 13.78°, EoT -3.97 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: 2026-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)