पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · February 6, 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 18.54 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्रह्मभूतः प्रसन्नात्मा न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु मद्भक्तिं लभते पराम्।।18.54।।
"18.54 And when he becomes one with the Eternal, and his soul knows the bliss that belongs to the Self, he feels no desire and no regret, he regards all beings equally and enjoys the blessing of supreme devotion to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.54'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya292.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra279.17°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.25°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha294.12°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati257.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra261.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani132.44°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:52 – 14:18
Yamaganda08:37 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla11:27 – 12:52
Varjyam07:40 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:11 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:37 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:02 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:27 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:52 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:18 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:43 – 17:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:08 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:33 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:08 – 21:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:43 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:18 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:52 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:27 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:02 – 05:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:37 – 07:11 (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 Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866037.27
Julian Day2454502.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9661°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.46°
🪷 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 (23.9661°), declination -15.86°, EoT -14.30 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: 2008-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)