पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · August 26, 2044 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2101 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1966 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1451
Malayalam Era: 1220
Nanakshahi: 575
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.99°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra168.03°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.13°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha112.19°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra83.73°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani208.91°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:00 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:42 – 17:16
Gulika Kāla07:52 – 09:26
Varjyam06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:18 – 07:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:52 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:00 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:08 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:42 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:16 – 18:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:50 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:16 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:42 – 23:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:08 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:00 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:52 – 06:18 (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 Time

Kali Year5146
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879388.27
Julian Day2467853.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4767°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.49°
🪷 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 (24.4767°), declination 10.23°, EoT -1.42 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: 2044-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)