पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · March 6, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.8 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः।।12.8।।
"12.8 Then let thy mind cling only to Me, let thy intellect abide in Me; and without doubt thou shalt live hereafter in Me alone." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.67°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra228.16°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.64°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha298.76°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.17°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra299.09°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani165.22°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:43 – 17:13
Yamaganda09:47 – 11:16
Gulika Kāla12:45 – 14:14
Varjyam07:18 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 Roga06:48 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:17 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:47 – 11:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:16 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:45 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:14 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:43 – 17:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:13 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:42 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:13 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:43 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:14 – 00:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:45 – 02:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:16 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:47 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:17 – 06:48 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877754.27
Julian Day2466219.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4143°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.88°
🪷 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 (24.4143°), declination -5.49°, EoT -12.00 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: 2040-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)