पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · January 16, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.33 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।
"18.33 The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.30°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra4.09°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.48°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha288.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati253.14°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra235.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani133.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:48 – 14:11
Yamaganda08:38 – 10:01
Gulika Kāla11:25 – 12:48
Varjyam07:43 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:15 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:38 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:01 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:25 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:48 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:11 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:34 – 16:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:57 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:21 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:57 – 21:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:34 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:11 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:48 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:25 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:01 – 05:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:38 – 07:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866016.27
Julian Day2454481.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9653°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.61°
🪷 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 (23.9653°), declination -21.08°, EoT -9.69 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: 2008-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)