पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · January 13, 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 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.00°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra115.44°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala258.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha283.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra315.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani147.44°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:33 – 16:56
Yamaganda10:01 – 11:24
Gulika Kāla12:47 – 14:10
Varjyam07:42 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:14 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:38 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:01 – 11:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:24 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:47 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:10 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:33 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:56 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:19 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:56 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:33 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:10 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:47 – 02:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:24 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:01 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:38 – 07:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.2183°
Longitude: 72.9781°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866379.27
Julian Day2454844.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9792°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.47°
🪷 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 (23.9792°), declination -21.48°, EoT -8.64 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: 2009-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)