पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · May 14, 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 6.18 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यदा विनियतं चित्तमात्मन्येवावतिष्ठते।

निःस्पृहः सर्वकामेभ्यो युक्त इत्युच्यते तदा।।6.18।।
"6.18 When the mind, completely controlled, is centered in the Self, and free from all earthly desires, then is the man truly spiritual." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.58°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra293.43°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.19°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha40.00°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra57.50°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani277.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:06 – 15:43
Yamaganda06:02 – 07:39
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:53
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
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 Śubha06:02 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:39 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:16 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:53 – 12:29 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:29 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:06 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:43 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:20 – 18:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:56 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:20 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:43 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:06 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:29 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:53 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:16 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:39 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870518.27
Julian Day2458983.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1375°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.00°
🪷 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 (24.1375°), declination 18.70°, EoT 3.76 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: 2020-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)