पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · May 18, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.3 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते।सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थमचलं ध्रुवम्।।12.3।।
"12.3 Those who worship Me as the Indestructible, the Undefinable, the Omnipresent, the Unthinkable, the Primeval, the Immutable and the Eternal;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.77°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra220.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala10.85°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha8.49°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati2.18°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra8.43°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani166.75°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:29 – 14:06
Yamaganda07:38 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:29
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · 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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:01 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:38 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:15 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:29 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:06 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:43 – 17:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:20 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:57 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:20 – 21:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:43 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:06 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:29 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:15 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:38 – 06:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867234.27
Julian Day2455699.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0119°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.78°
🪷 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 (24.0119°), declination 19.43°, 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: 2011-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)