पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · December 29, 2006 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 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.22°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra1.84°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala232.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha247.80°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati224.37°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra268.31°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani120.48°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:18 – 12:40
Yamaganda15:25 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla08:33 – 09:56
Varjyam07:38 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:11 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:33 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:56 – 11:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:18 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:40 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:03 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:48 – 18:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:10 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:48 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 23:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:03 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:40 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:18 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:56 – 05:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:33 – 07:11 (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 Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865633.27
Julian Day2454098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9507°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.28°
🪷 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 (23.9507°), declination -23.24°, EoT -2.35 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: 2006-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)