पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · February 12, 2003 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.26 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम्।

ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत्।।6.26।।
"6.26 When the volatile and wavering mind would wander, let him restrain it and bring it again to its allegiance to the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2060 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1925 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1410
Malayalam Era: 1179
Nanakshahi: 534
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra57.49°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala232.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha274.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.84°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra254.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani58.22°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:53 – 14:19
Yamaganda08:35 – 10:01
Gulika Kāla11:27 – 12:53
Varjyam07:37 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:09 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:35 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:01 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:27 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:53 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:19 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:45 – 17:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:11 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:37 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:11 – 21:45 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:45 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:19 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:53 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:27 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:01 – 05:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:35 – 07:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.2183°
Longitude: 72.9781°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864217.27
Julian Day2452682.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8965°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)119.35°
🪷 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 (23.8965°), declination -13.88°, EoT -14.59 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: 2003-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)