पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · September 18, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।
"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.33°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra294.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.35°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha175.37°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati163.64°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra180.08°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani167.47°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:29 – 17:01
Yamaganda09:24 – 10:55
Gulika Kāla12:26 – 13:58
Varjyam06:51 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:21 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:52 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:24 – 10:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:55 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:26 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:58 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:29 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:01 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:32 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:01 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:29 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:58 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:26 – 01:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:55 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:24 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:52 – 06:21 (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 Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877950.27
Julian Day2466415.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4218°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.28°
🪷 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 (24.4218°), declination 1.69°, EoT 6.61 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: 2040-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)