पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · March 15, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।
"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.83°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra240.56°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha342.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra16.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani184.13°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:13 – 15:43
Yamaganda06:42 – 08:12
Gulika Kāla09:42 – 11:12
Varjyam07:12 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:42 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:12 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:42 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:12 – 12:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:43 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:13 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:43 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:13 – 18:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:44 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:13 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:43 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:13 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:43 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:12 – 03:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:42 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:12 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867536.27
Julian Day2456001.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0235°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.16°
🪷 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 (24.0235°), declination -2.04°, EoT -9.65 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: 2012-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)