पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · January 18, 2012 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 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra205.11°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.64°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha260.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.09°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra310.43°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani184.85°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:48 – 14:12
Yamaganda08:38 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla11:25 – 12:48
Varjyam07:43 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:15 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:38 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:02 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:25 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:48 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:12 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:35 – 16:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:59 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:22 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:59 – 21:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:35 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:12 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:48 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:25 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:02 – 05:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:38 – 07:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867479.27
Julian Day2455944.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0213°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.56°
🪷 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 (24.0213°), declination -20.69°, EoT -10.35 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: 2012-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)