पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · April 19, 2024 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 7.5 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्।

जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।।7.5।।
"7.5 This is My inferior Nature; but distinct from this, O Valiant One, know thou that my Superior Nature is the very Life which sustains the universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.29°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra131.19°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.50°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha353.32°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati27.19°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra352.64°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani321.42°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:58 – 12:32
Yamaganda15:41 – 17:15
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 09:24
Varjyam06:46 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:15 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:49 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:58 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:32 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:07 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:41 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:15 – 18:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:50 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:15 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:41 – 23:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:07 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:32 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:58 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:49 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871954.27
Julian Day2460419.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1924°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.67°
🪷 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 (24.1924°), declination 11.29°, EoT 0.74 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: 2024-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)