पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · April 19, 2008 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.2 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम्।

अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्यमकीर्तिकरमर्जुन।।2.2।।

"2.2 "The Lord said: My beloved friend! Why yield, just on the eve of battle, to this weakness which does no credit to those who call themselves Aryans, and only brings them infamy and bars against them the gates of heaven?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	5.39°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	169.85°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	85.19°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	8.26°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	268.38°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	351.74°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शनि Śani	127.68°	Siṃha	Maghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 34 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 25 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:34 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:12 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:07 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:38 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:50 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla	18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:07 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:24 – 10:58
Yamaganda	14:07 – 15:41
Gulika Kāla	06:15 – 07:49
Varjyam	06:46 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
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 Kāla	06:15 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:49 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:24 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:58 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:32 – 14:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	14:07 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:41 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:15 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:50 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:15 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:41 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	23:07 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:32 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:58 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:24 – 04:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:49 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 16.705°

Longitude: 74.2433°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866110.27
Julian Day	2454575.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9689°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	165.05°

🪷 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 (23.9689°), declination 11.24°, EoT 0.74 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: 2008-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)