पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · January 25, 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 8.20 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्योऽव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तात्सनातनः।

यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति।।8.20।।
"8.20 In truth, therefore, there is the Eternal Unmanifest, which is beyond and above the Unmanifest Spirit of Creation, which is never destroyed when all these being perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.20'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra267.12°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.72°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha271.27°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra327.83°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani147.05°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:03 – 18:27
Yamaganda12:50 – 14:14
Gulika Kāla15:39 – 17:03
Varjyam07:42 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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 Udveg07:14 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:38 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:02 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:26 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:50 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:14 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:39 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:03 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:27 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:03 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:39 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:14 – 00:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:50 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:26 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:02 – 05:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:38 – 07:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866391.27
Julian Day2454856.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9797°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.29°
🪷 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 (23.9797°), declination -18.97°, EoT -12.31 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: 2009-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)