पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · April 24, 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.11 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।

परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्।।9.11।।
"9.11 Fools disregard Me, seeing Me clad in human form. They know not that in My higher nature I am the Lord-God of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.14°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra1.10°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.40°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha22.93°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra50.18°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani7.16°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:47 – 09:22
Yamaganda10:56 – 12:31
Gulika Kāla14:06 – 15:41
Varjyam06:43 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:12 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:47 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:22 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:56 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:31 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:06 – 15:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:41 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:16 – 18:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:51 – 20:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:16 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:41 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:06 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:31 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:56 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:22 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:47 – 06:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873420.27
Julian Day2461885.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2485°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)350.44°
🪷 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 (24.2485°), declination 12.98°, EoT 1.80 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: 2028-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)