पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · May 8, 2004 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 1.9 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।
"1.9 And many others, all ready to die for my sake; all armed, all skilled in war." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra248.45°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.43°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha359.26°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati135.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra60.47°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani75.47°MithunaĀrdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:20 – 10:57
Yamaganda14:12 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla06:06 – 07:43
Varjyam06:38 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:06 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:43 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:20 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:57 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:35 – 14:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:12 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:49 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:26 – 19:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:03 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:26 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:49 – 23:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:12 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:35 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:57 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:20 – 04:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:43 – 06:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864668.27
Julian Day2453133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9138°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.78°
🪷 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 (23.9138°), declination 17.13°, EoT 3.58 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: 2004-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)