पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · September 26, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.15 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम्।असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च।।13.15।।
"13.15 Beyond the senses, It yet shines through every sense perception. Bound to nothing, It yet sustains everything. Unaffected by the Qualities, It still enjoys them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya159.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra254.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.66°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha171.85°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati162.58°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra117.93°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani16.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:24 – 16:55
Yamaganda09:23 – 10:53
Gulika Kāla12:24 – 13:54
Varjyam06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:22 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:52 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:23 – 10:53 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:53 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:24 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:24 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:55 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:25 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:55 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:24 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:24 – 01:53 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:53 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:23 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:52 – 06:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873575.27
Julian Day2462040.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2544°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.95°
🪷 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 (24.2544°), declination -1.39°, EoT 9.50 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: 2028-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)