पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · November 15, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.04°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra224.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala244.28°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha215.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra177.16°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani190.51°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:47 – 15:12
Yamaganda06:46 – 08:11
Gulika Kāla09:35 – 10:59
Varjyam07:14 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:46 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:11 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:35 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:59 – 12:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:23 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:47 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:12 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:36 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:00 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:36 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:12 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:47 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:23 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:59 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:35 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:11 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867781.27
Julian Day2456246.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0328°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.32°
🪷 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 (24.0328°), declination -18.54°, EoT 14.88 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: 2012-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)