पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · August 31, 2046 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2103 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1968 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1453
Malayalam Era: 1222
Nanakshahi: 577
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.33°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra123.10°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.32°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha140.01°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati353.73°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra120.57°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani231.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:59 – 12:33
Yamaganda15:40 – 17:13
Gulika Kāla07:52 – 09:26
Varjyam06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:19 – 07:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:52 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:59 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:33 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:06 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:40 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:13 – 18:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:47 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:13 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:40 – 23:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:06 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:33 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:59 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:52 – 06:19 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5148
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1880123.27
Julian Day2468588.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5049°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)349.54°
🪷 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 (24.5049°), declination 8.63°, EoT 0.15 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: 2046-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)