पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · April 16, 2025 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: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.11°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra214.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.52°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha335.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.25°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra330.26°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani332.13°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:33 – 14:07
Yamaganda07:51 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla10:59 – 12:33
Varjyam06:48 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:17 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:51 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:59 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:33 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:07 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:41 – 17:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:15 – 18:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:49 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:15 – 21:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:41 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:07 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:33 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:59 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:51 – 06:17 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872316.27
Julian Day2460781.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2063°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.17°
🪷 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 (24.2063°), declination 10.15°, EoT 0.02 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:53:09.825Z