पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · May 5, 2008 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।

"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	20.95°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	14.35°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	93.39°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	39.64°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	268.99°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	11.44°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शनि Śani	127.51°	Siṃha	Maghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 47 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 12 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:02 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:04 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:38 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:53 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla	18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:04 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:42 – 09:18
Yamaganda	10:54 – 12:30
Gulika Kāla	14:06 – 15:42
Varjyam	06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:06 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:42 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:18 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:54 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:30 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	14:06 – 15:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:42 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:18 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:53 – 20:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:18 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:42 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	23:06 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:30 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:54 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:18 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:42 – 06:06 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 16.705°

Longitude: 74.2433°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866126.27
Julian Day	2454591.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9695°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.87°

🪷 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 (23.9695°), declination 16.31°, EoT 3.35 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: 2008-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)