पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · May 2, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.32 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च।

किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा।।1.32।।
"1.32 Ah my Lord! I crave not for victory, nor for the kingdom, nor for any pleasure. What were a kingdom or happiness or life to me," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra71.32°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.47°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha359.77°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.04°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra334.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani100.90°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:17
Yamaganda09:19 – 10:54
Gulika Kāla12:30 – 14:06
Varjyam06:39 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:08 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:43 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:19 – 10:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:54 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:30 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:06 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:41 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:17 – 18:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:52 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:17 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:41 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:06 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:30 – 01:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:54 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:19 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:43 – 06:08 (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 Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865392.27
Julian Day2453857.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9415°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)53.72°
🪷 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 (23.9415°), declination 15.28°, EoT 3.04 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: 2006-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)