पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · April 15, 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 2.57 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्।

नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.57।।
"2.57 He who wherever he goes is attached to no person and to no place by ties of flesh; who accepts good and evil alike, neither welcoming the one nor shrinking from the other - take him to be one who is merged in the Infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.57'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.45°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra290.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.46°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha334.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra45.72°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani181.97°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:15 – 18:49
Yamaganda12:33 – 14:07
Gulika Kāla15:41 – 17:15
Varjyam06:49 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:18 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:52 – 09:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:26 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:59 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:33 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:07 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:41 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:15 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:49 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:15 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:41 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:07 – 00:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:33 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:59 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:26 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:52 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867567.27
Julian Day2456032.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)286.58°
🪷 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 9.85°, EoT -0.24 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: 2012-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)