पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · January 9, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra55.04°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala255.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha283.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati277.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra311.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani147.52°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:22 – 12:45
Yamaganda15:31 – 16:54
Gulika Kāla08:37 – 10:00
Varjyam07:42 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:14 – 08:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:37 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:00 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:22 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:45 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:08 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:31 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:54 – 18:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:16 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:54 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:31 – 23:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:08 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:45 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:22 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:00 – 05:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:37 – 07:14 (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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866375.27
Julian Day2454840.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9791°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.92°
🪷 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 (23.9791°), declination -22.10°, EoT -7.10 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: 2009-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)