पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · April 16, 2028 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: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.33°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra265.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.33°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha6.40°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.30°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra45.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani6.14°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 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 Kāla17:15 – 18:49
Yamaganda12:33 – 14:07
Gulika Kāla15:41 – 17:15
Varjyam06:48 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:17 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:51 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:25 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:59 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:33 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:07 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:41 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:15 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:49 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:15 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:41 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:07 – 00:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:33 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:59 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:25 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:51 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873412.27
Julian Day2461877.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2482°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.22°
🪷 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 (24.2482°), declination 10.25°, 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 for: 2028-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)