पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · February 27, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.46 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।
"18.46 Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.36°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra300.32°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala40.59°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha331.81°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.50°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra271.17°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani101.50°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:28 – 09:56
Yamaganda11:24 – 12:51
Gulika Kāla14:19 – 15:47
Varjyam07:29 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:00 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:28 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:56 – 11:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:24 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:51 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:19 – 15:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:47 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:15 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:43 – 20:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:15 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:47 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:19 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:51 – 02:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:24 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:56 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:28 – 07:00 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865328.27
Julian Day2453793.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9390°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.40°
🪷 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 (23.9390°), declination -8.46°, EoT -13.39 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: 2006-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)