पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · April 16, 2006 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।

"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1413

Malayalam Era: 1182

Nanakshahi: 537

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	1.98°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	208.85°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	67.14°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	335.33°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	202.97°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	316.66°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani	100.37°	Karka	Puṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 31 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 28 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:37 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:15 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:08 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:38 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:49 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla	18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:08 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:15 – 18:49
Yamaganda	12:33 – 14:07
Gulika Kāla	15:41 – 17:15
Varjyam	06:49 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:17 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:51 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:25 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:59 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:33 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	14:07 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:41 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:15 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:49 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:15 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:41 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	23:07 – 00:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:33 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:59 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:25 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:51 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 16.705°

Longitude: 74.2433°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1865376.27
Julian Day	2453841.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9408°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	208.36°

🪷 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 (23.9408°), declination 10.01°, EoT 0.02 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: 2006-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)