पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · May 18, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.51°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra191.05°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.37°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha54.70°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.90°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra27.44°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani127.70°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:21 – 18:58
Yamaganda12:29 – 14:06
Gulika Kāla15:43 – 17:21
Varjyam06:33 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:01 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:38 – 09:15 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:15 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:52 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:29 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:06 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:43 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:21 – 18:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:58 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:21 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:43 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:06 – 00:29 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:29 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:52 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:15 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:38 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866139.27
Julian Day2454604.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9700°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.17°
🪷 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 (23.9700°), declination 19.59°, EoT 3.69 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: 2008-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)