पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · March 8, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.23°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra6.19°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala341.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha321.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra276.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani25.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:15 – 12:45
Yamaganda15:43 – 17:13
Gulika Kāla08:16 – 09:46
Varjyam07:17 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:47 – 08:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:16 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:46 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:15 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:45 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:14 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:43 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:13 – 18:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:42 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:13 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:43 – 23:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:14 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:45 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:15 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:46 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:16 – 06:47 (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 Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874103.27
Julian Day2462568.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.61°
🪷 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 (24.2746°), declination -4.94°, EoT -11.53 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: 2030-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)