पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · July 21, 2028 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।
"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya94.57°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra79.84°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.47°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha88.90°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati149.34°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra50.41°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani16.12°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:02 – 12:39
Yamaganda15:54 – 17:31
Gulika Kāla07:47 – 09:24
Varjyam06:42 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:10 – 07:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:47 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:02 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:39 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:16 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:54 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:31 – 19:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:08 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:31 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:54 – 23:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:16 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:39 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:02 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:47 – 06:10 (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 Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873508.27
Julian Day2461973.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2519°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.73°
🪷 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 (24.2519°), declination 20.39°, EoT -6.05 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: 2028-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)