पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · December 16, 2005 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 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.24°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra64.46°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala14.45°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha219.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati197.18°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra276.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani106.72°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:12 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:19 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 09:50
Varjyam07:32 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:05 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:27 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:50 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:12 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:19 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:41 – 18:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:04 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:41 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:19 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:12 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:50 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:27 – 07:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865255.27
Julian Day2453720.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9362°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.22°
🪷 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 (23.9362°), declination -23.31°, EoT 3.72 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: 2005-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)