पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · April 7, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.37 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्।

स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव।।1.37।।
"1.37 We are worthy of a nobler feat than to slaughter our relatives - the sons of Dhritarashtra; for, my Lord, how can we be happy of we kill our kinsmen?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.63°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra5.92°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala79.42°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha343.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.43°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra336.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani128.10°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:57 – 09:30
Yamaganda11:03 – 12:36
Gulika Kāla14:08 – 15:41
Varjyam06:55 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:24 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:57 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:30 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:03 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:36 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:08 – 15:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:41 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:14 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:47 – 20:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:14 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:41 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:08 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:36 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:03 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:30 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:57 – 06:24 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 16.705°
Longitude: 74.2433°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866098.27
Julian Day2454563.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9685°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.44°
🪷 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 (23.9685°), declination 6.91°, EoT -2.49 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: 2008-04-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)