पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · April 23, 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 2.65 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।

प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।।2.65।।
"2.65 Having attained Peace, he becomes free from misery; for when the mind gains peace, right discrimination follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.27°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra28.07°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.93°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha342.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra51.56°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani181.36°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:47 – 09:22
Yamaganda10:57 – 12:31
Gulika Kāla14:06 – 15:41
Varjyam06:44 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:12 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:47 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:22 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:57 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:31 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:06 – 15:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:41 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:16 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:50 – 20:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:16 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:41 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:06 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:31 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:57 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:22 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:47 – 06:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867575.27
Julian Day2456040.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0249°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)21.28°
🪷 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 (24.0249°), declination 12.61°, EoT 1.60 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: 2012-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)