पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · April 16, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: बुद्ध पूर्णिमा — Buddha Pūrṇimā
Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and mahāparinirvāṇa all on this Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā. Most sacred Buddhist + Vaishnava day.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (Lumbinī, Nepal) — -0562-04-11 →

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.88°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra172.06°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha15.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati330.58°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra316.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani299.19°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:25 – 10:59
Yamaganda14:07 – 15:41
Gulika Kāla06:17 – 07:51
Varjyam06:49 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:17 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:51 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:25 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:59 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:33 – 14:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:07 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:41 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:15 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:49 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:15 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:41 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:07 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:33 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:59 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:25 – 04:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:51 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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 + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871220.27
Julian Day2459685.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1644°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)169.04°
🪷 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 (24.1644°), declination 10.06°, EoT 0.02 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: 2022-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)