पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · December 23, 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 17.8 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः।।17.8।।
"17.8 The foods that prolong life and increase purity, vigour, health, cheerfulness and happiness are those that are delicious, soothing, substantial and agreeable. These are loved by the Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.8'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.36°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra148.92°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala15.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha228.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.45°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra277.40°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani106.38°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:15 – 12:38
Yamaganda15:22 – 16:44
Gulika Kāla08:31 – 09:53
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:09 – 08:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:31 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:53 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:15 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:38 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:44 – 18:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:07 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:44 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:38 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:15 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:53 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:31 – 07:09 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865262.27
Julian Day2453727.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9365°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.30°
🪷 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 (23.9365°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2005-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)