पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · May 6, 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 18.14 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम्।विविधाश्च पृथक्चेष्टा दैवं चैवात्र पञ्चमम्।।18.14।।
"18.14 They are a body, a personality, physical organs, their manifold activity and destiny." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.14'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 Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra204.94°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.28°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha14.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati3.37°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra63.82°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani311.65°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:18 – 10:54
Yamaganda14:06 – 15:42
Gulika Kāla06:06 – 07:42
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:06 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:42 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:18 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:30 – 14:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:06 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:42 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:18 – 18:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:54 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:18 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:42 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:06 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:30 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:18 – 04:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:42 – 06:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871605.27
Julian Day2460070.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1791°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.98°
🪷 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 (24.1791°), declination 16.42°, EoT 3.44 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: 2023-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)