पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · April 15, 2014 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.14 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः।

यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः।।3.14।।

"3.14 All creatures are the product of food, food is the product of rain, rain comes by sacrifice, and sacrifice is the noblest form of action." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	0.95°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	177.52°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	172.25°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	348.95°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	78.12°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	315.67°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani	207.55°	Tulā	Viśākhā 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)	18:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:38 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:15 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:08 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:38 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:49 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla	18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:08 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:41 – 17:15
Yamaganda	09:26 – 10:59
Gulika Kāla	12:33 – 14:07
Varjyam	06:49 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:18 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:52 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:26 – 10:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:59 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:33 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:07 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:41 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:15 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:49 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:15 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:41 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:07 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:33 – 01:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:59 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:26 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:52 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 16.705°

Longitude: 74.2433°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868297.27
Julian Day	2456762.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0526°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	175.82°

🪷 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 (24.0526°), declination 9.68°, 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: 2014-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)