पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · November 23, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.8 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत।।14.8।।
"14.8 But Ignorance, the product of darkness, stupefies the senses in all embodied beings, binding them by chains of folly, indolence and lethargy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya216.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra14.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.21°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha196.72°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.93°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra179.80°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani344.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:07 – 09:31
Yamaganda10:56 – 12:20
Gulika Kāla13:45 – 15:09
Varjyam07:10 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:42 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:07 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:31 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:56 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:20 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:45 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:09 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:34 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:58 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:34 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:09 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:45 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:20 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:56 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:31 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:07 – 06:42 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872902.27
Julian Day2461367.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2287°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.22°
🪷 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 (24.2287°), declination -20.30°, EoT 12.85 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: 2026-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)