पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · April 14, 2012 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 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.47°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra277.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.45°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha333.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra44.92°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani182.05°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:26 – 11:00
Yamaganda14:07 – 15:41
Gulika Kāla06:18 – 07:52
Varjyam06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:18 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:52 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:26 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:00 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:34 – 14:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:07 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:41 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:15 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:49 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:15 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:41 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:07 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:34 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:00 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:26 – 04:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:52 – 06:18 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867566.27
Julian Day2456031.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.23°
🪷 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 (24.0246°), declination 9.49°, EoT -0.50 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: 2012-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)