पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · December 5, 2008 CE

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BG 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।

"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	229.29°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	309.46°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	229.41°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	234.33°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	269.53°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	272.46°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani	146.93°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 01 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 58 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:30 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:04 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:07 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:07 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:07 – 12:30
Yamaganda	15:15 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla	08:21 – 09:44
Varjyam	07:26 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta	09:33 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:59 – 08:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:21 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:44 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:07 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:30 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:52 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:15 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:38 – 18:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:00 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:38 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:15 – 22:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:52 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:30 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:07 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:44 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:21 – 06:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.2183°

Longitude: 72.9781°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Śatabhiṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866340.27
Julian Day	2454805.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9777°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	84.35°

🪷 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 (23.9777°), declination -22.39°, EoT 8.56 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: 2008-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)