पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · January 24, 2009 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 8.19 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
भूतग्रामः स एवायं भूत्वा भूत्वा प्रलीयते।

रात्र्यागमेऽवशः पार्थ प्रभवत्यहरागमे।।8.19।।
"8.19 The same multitude of beings, which have lived on earth so often, all are dissolved as the night of the universe approaches, to issue forth anew when morning breaks. Thus is it ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra255.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.95°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha272.36°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati280.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra326.88°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani147.09°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:26
Yamaganda14:14 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla07:14 – 08:38
Varjyam07:42 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:14 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:38 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:02 – 11:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:26 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:50 – 14:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:14 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:38 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:02 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:26 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:02 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:38 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:14 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:50 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:26 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:02 – 05:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:38 – 07:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866390.27
Julian Day2454855.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9796°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.82°
🪷 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 (23.9796°), declination -19.21°, EoT -12.06 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: 2009-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)