पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · May 1, 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.98°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra281.33°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala335.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha352.66°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati29.96°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra7.43°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani322.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:30 – 14:06
Yamaganda07:43 – 09:19
Gulika Kāla10:55 – 12:30
Varjyam06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:08 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:43 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:19 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:55 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:30 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:06 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:41 – 17:17 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:17 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:52 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:17 – 21:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:41 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:06 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:30 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:55 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:19 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:43 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871966.27
Julian Day2460431.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1929°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.78°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1929°), declination 15.18°, EoT 2.92 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: 2024-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)