पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · May 20, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.69°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra248.71°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala12.35°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha11.39°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati2.63°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra10.86°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani166.67°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:07 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:56 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:51 – 17:29
Gulika Kāla07:40 – 09:18
Varjyam06:34 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:02 – 07:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:40 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:18 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:56 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:13 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:51 – 17:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:29 – 19:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:07 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:29 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:51 – 23:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:13 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:56 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:18 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:40 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867236.27
Julian Day2455701.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0120°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.21°
🪷 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 (24.0120°), declination 19.87°, EoT 3.60 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: 2011-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)