पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · January 24, 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 18.41 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।18.41।।
"18.41 O Arjuna! The duties of spiritual teachers, the soldiers, the traders and the servants have all been fixed according to the dominant Quality in their nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.44°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra118.27°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.32°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha297.82°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati254.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra245.55°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani133.31°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:14 – 15:38
Yamaganda07:15 – 08:38
Gulika Kāla10:02 – 11:26
Varjyam07:43 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:15 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:38 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:02 – 11:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:26 – 12:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:50 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:14 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:38 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:02 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:26 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:02 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:38 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:14 – 00:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:50 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:26 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:02 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:38 – 07:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866024.27
Julian Day2454489.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9656°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.13°
🪷 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 (23.9656°), declination -19.39°, EoT -12.06 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: 2008-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)