पञ्चाङ्ग — Kolhāpur, Maharashtra · March 23, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.10 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम्।

पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषां बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम्।।1.10।।
"1.10 Yet our army seems the weaker, though commanded by Bheeshma; their army seems the stronger, though commanded by Bheema." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya337.92°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra336.34°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.67°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha354.56°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.88°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra13.21°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani39.71°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:14 – 18:45
Yamaganda12:40 – 14:11
Gulika Kāla15:43 – 17:14
Varjyam07:06 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 Udveg06:36 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:07 – 09:38 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:38 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:09 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:40 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:11 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:43 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:14 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:45 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:14 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:43 – 23:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:11 – 00:40 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:40 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:09 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:38 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:07 – 06:36 (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 Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874483.27
Julian Day2462948.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2892°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.19°
🪷 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 (24.2892°), declination 0.88°, EoT -7.21 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: 2031-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)