पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · January 23, 2010 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 18.70 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।
"18.70 He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure thee, he shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra3.97°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.35°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha254.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra281.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani160.35°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:12

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: Rākṣasa (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · 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 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:01 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:25 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:01 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866754.27
Julian Day2455219.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9935°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.98°
🪷 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 (23.9935°), declination -19.51°, EoT -11.81 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: 2010-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)