पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · April 25, 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.33 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।
"18.33 The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.89°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra331.89°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.31°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha343.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.93°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra332.70°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani333.12°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:56 – 12:31
Yamaganda15:41 – 17:16
Gulika Kāla07:46 – 09:21
Varjyam06:43 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:11 – 07:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:46 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:21 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:56 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:31 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:06 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:41 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:16 – 18:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:51 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:16 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:41 – 23:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:06 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:31 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:56 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:21 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:46 – 06:11 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872325.27
Julian Day2460790.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2066°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.84°
🪷 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 (24.2066°), declination 13.22°, EoT 1.98 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: 2025-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)