पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · April 4, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya350.65°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra132.58°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.10°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha329.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.76°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra36.24°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani182.80°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:36 – 14:09
Yamaganda07:59 – 09:31
Gulika Kāla11:04 – 12:36
Varjyam06:57 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:26 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:59 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:31 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:04 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:36 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:09 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:42 – 17:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:14 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:47 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:14 – 21:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:42 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:09 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:36 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:04 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:31 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:59 – 06:26 (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)1867556.27
Julian Day2456021.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0242°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.86°
🪷 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 (24.0242°), declination 5.78°, EoT -3.40 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: 2012-04-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)