पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · April 18, 2023 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 17.24 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः।प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम्।।17.24।।
"17.24 Therefore all acts of sacrifice, gifts and austerities, prescribed by the scriptures, are always begun by those who understand the Spirit with the word Om." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.59°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra335.75°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala77.51°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha20.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati359.08°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra43.46°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani310.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:15
Yamaganda09:24 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla12:33 – 14:07
Varjyam06:47 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 Roga06:16 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:50 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:24 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:58 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:33 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:07 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:41 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:15 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:49 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:15 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:41 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:07 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:33 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:58 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:24 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:50 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871587.27
Julian Day2460052.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1784°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.82°
🪷 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 (24.1784°), declination 10.68°, EoT 0.51 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: 2023-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)