पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · May 2, 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 11.13 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा।

अपश्यद्देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा।।11.13।।
"11.13 In that vision Arjuna saw the universe, with its manifold shapes, all embraced in One, its Supreme Lord." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.13'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra110.12°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala343.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha36.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.48°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra338.66°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani140.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:19 – 10:54
Yamaganda14:06 – 15:41
Gulika Kāla06:07 – 07:43
Varjyam06:39 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:07 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:43 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:19 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:30 – 14:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:06 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:41 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:17 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:53 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:17 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:41 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:06 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:30 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:19 – 04:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:43 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866488.27
Julian Day2454953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9834°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.74°
🪷 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 (23.9834°), declination 15.37°, EoT 3.04 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: 2009-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)