पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · April 24, 2020 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 5.27 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः।

प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ।।5.27।।
"5.27 Excluding external objects, his gaze fixed between the eyebrows, the inward and outward breathings passing equally through his nostrils;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.19°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra20.60°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala292.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha357.95°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra51.24°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani277.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:56 – 12:31
Yamaganda15:41 – 17:16
Gulika Kāla07:47 – 09:22
Varjyam06:43 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:12 – 07:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:47 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:22 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:56 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:31 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:06 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:41 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:16 – 18:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:51 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:16 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:41 – 23:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:06 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:31 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:56 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:22 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:47 – 06:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870498.27
Julian Day2458963.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1367°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.57°
🪷 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 (24.1367°), declination 12.96°, EoT 1.80 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: 2020-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)