पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · May 21, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.7 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च।

मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयम्।।8.7।।
"8.7 Therefore meditate always on Me, and fight; if thy mind and thy reason be fixed on Me, to Me shalt thou surely come." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya36.30°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra187.05°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.06°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha12.47°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati34.67°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra32.04°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani324.04°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:44 – 17:21
Yamaganda09:15 – 10:52
Gulika Kāla12:29 – 14:07
Varjyam06:33 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:00 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:38 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:15 – 10:52 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:52 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:29 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:07 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:44 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:21 – 18:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:59 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:21 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:44 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:07 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:29 – 01:52 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:52 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:15 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:38 – 06:00 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871986.27
Julian Day2460451.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1937°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.85°
🪷 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 (24.1937°), declination 20.25°, EoT 3.54 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: 2024-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)