पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · September 8, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya140.95°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra234.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.34°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha162.14°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati134.92°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra147.98°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani2.92°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:30 – 14:03
Yamaganda07:52 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla10:57 – 12:30
Varjyam06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:20 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:52 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:57 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:30 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:03 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:35 – 17:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:08 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:41 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:08 – 21:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:35 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:03 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:30 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:57 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:52 – 06:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873191.27
Julian Day2461656.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2397°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.05°
🪷 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 (24.2397°), declination 5.84°, EoT 2.92 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: 2027-09-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)