पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · September 21, 2034 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 16.16 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः।प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ।।16.16।।
"16.16 Perplexed by discordant thoughts, entangled in the snares of desire, infatuated by passion, they sink into the horrors of hell." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.81°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra246.60°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha179.58°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati345.42°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra189.68°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani97.92°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:56 – 15:27
Yamaganda06:21 – 07:52
Gulika Kāla09:23 – 10:54
Varjyam06:51 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Śubha06:21 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:52 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:23 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:54 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:27 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:59 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:30 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:59 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:27 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:54 – 03:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:23 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:52 – 06:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875761.27
Julian Day2464226.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3380°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.54°
🪷 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 (24.3380°), declination 0.74°, EoT 7.71 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: 2034-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)