पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · April 15, 2021 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
परशुराम जयन्ती · Paraśurāma JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.16 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः।प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ।।16.16।।

"16.16 Perplexed by discordant thoughts, entangled in the snares of desire, infatuated by passion, they sink into the horrors of hell." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	1.15°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	33.08°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	60.48°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	356.27°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	301.66°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	5.91°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शनि Śani	288.21°	Makara	Śravaṇa 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)	08:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 11 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	14:07 – 15:41
Yamaganda	06:18 – 07:52
Gulika Kāla	09:26 – 10:59
Varjyam	06:49 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 16.705°

Longitude: 74.2433°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870854.27
Julian Day	2459319.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1504°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	35.15°

🪷 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 (24.1504°), declination 9.79°, 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: 2021-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)