पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · August 21, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.24 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।
"11.24 When I see Thee, touching the Heavens, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide open fiery eyes, I am terrified. O My Lord! My courage and peace of mind desert me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.80°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra224.00°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.79°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha116.56°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati106.93°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra169.19°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani350.04°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:01 – 12:36
Yamaganda15:45 – 17:20
Gulika Kāla07:52 – 09:27
Varjyam06:49 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:17 – 07:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:52 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:01 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:36 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:10 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:45 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:20 – 18:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:54 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:20 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:45 – 23:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:10 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:36 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:01 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:27 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:52 – 06:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872808.27
Julian Day2461273.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2251°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)99.32°
🪷 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 (24.2251°), declination 12.16°, EoT -2.80 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: 2026-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)