पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · May 18, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.22 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः।

यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते।।6.22।।
"6.22 Finding That, he will realise that there is no possession so precious. And when once established here, no calamity can disturb him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.44°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra341.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha47.99°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra57.05°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani277.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:38 – 09:15
Yamaganda10:52 – 12:29
Gulika Kāla14:06 – 15:43
Varjyam06:33 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:01 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:38 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:15 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:52 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:29 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:06 – 15:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:43 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:21 – 18:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:58 – 20:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:21 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:43 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:06 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:29 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:52 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:15 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:38 – 06:01 (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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870522.27
Julian Day2458987.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1377°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.18°
🪷 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 (24.1377°), declination 19.62°, EoT 3.69 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: 2020-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)