पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · May 8, 2026 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 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra272.61°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala357.13°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha15.08°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.54°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra52.23°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani345.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:53 – 12:29
Yamaganda15:42 – 17:18
Gulika Kāla07:41 – 09:17
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:05 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:41 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:17 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:53 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:29 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:06 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:42 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:18 – 18:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:54 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:18 – 21:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:42 – 23:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:06 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:29 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:53 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:17 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:41 – 06:05 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872703.27
Julian Day2461168.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2211°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)252.98°
🪷 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 (24.2211°), declination 17.05°, EoT 3.58 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: 2026-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)