पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · May 1, 2009 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 11.12 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।

यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः।।11.12।।
"11.12 Could a thousand suns blaze forth together it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of the Lord God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra96.09°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala342.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha36.14°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.35°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra338.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani140.93°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī 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)11:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:55 – 12:30
Yamaganda15:41 – 17:17
Gulika Kāla07:43 – 09:19
Varjyam06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:08 – 07:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:43 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:19 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:55 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:30 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:06 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:41 – 17:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:17 – 18:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:52 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:17 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:41 – 23:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:06 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:30 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:55 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:19 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:43 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866487.27
Julian Day2454952.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9833°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.33°
🪷 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 (23.9833°), declination 15.07°, EoT 2.92 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: 2009-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)