पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · February 10, 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 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8'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 Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.45°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra123.22°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha271.54°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati284.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra341.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani146.19°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:44 – 17:10
Yamaganda10:01 – 11:27
Gulika Kāla12:53 – 14:18
Varjyam07:38 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:09 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:35 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:01 – 11:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:27 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:53 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:18 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:44 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:10 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:36 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:10 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:44 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:18 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:53 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:27 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:01 – 05:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:35 – 07:09 (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)1866407.27
Julian Day2454872.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9803°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.77°
🪷 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 (23.9803°), declination -14.36°, EoT -14.55 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: 2009-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)