पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · January 12, 2004 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.25°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra138.21°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.93°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha244.11°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra302.77°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani74.82°MithunaĀrdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:37 – 10:00
Yamaganda11:23 – 12:46
Gulika Kāla14:09 – 15:32
Varjyam07:42 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:15 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:37 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:00 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:23 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:46 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:09 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:32 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:55 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:18 – 19:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:55 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:32 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:09 – 00:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:46 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:23 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:00 – 05:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:37 – 07:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.2183°
Longitude: 72.9781°
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 Time

Kali Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864551.27
Julian Day2453016.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9093°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.85°
🪷 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 (23.9093°), declination -21.77°, EoT -8.27 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: 2004-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)