पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · September 17, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.38 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।

तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।
"4.38 There is nothing in the world so purifying as wisdom; and he who is a perfect saint finds that at last in his own Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.55°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra351.81°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.43°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha176.40°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra177.26°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani139.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:32 – 14:03
Yamaganda07:57 – 09:29
Gulika Kāla11:00 – 12:32
Varjyam06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:25 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:57 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:29 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:00 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:32 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:03 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:35 – 17:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:07 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:38 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:07 – 21:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:35 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:03 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:32 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:00 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:29 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:57 – 06:25 (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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866261.27
Julian Day2454726.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9747°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.12°
🪷 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 (23.9747°), declination 2.17°, EoT 6.24 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: 2008-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)