पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · February 8, 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 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।
"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.56'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.67°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra305.55°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.42°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha291.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati258.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra264.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani132.30°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:27 – 12:53
Yamaganda15:43 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla08:36 – 10:02
Varjyam07:39 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 Chala07:11 – 08:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:36 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:02 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:27 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:53 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:18 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:43 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:09 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:34 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:09 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:43 – 23:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:18 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:53 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:27 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:02 – 05:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:36 – 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 Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866039.27
Julian Day2454504.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9662°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.96°
🪷 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 (23.9662°), declination -15.24°, EoT -14.45 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: 2008-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)