पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · January 19, 2013 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 10.11 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः।

नाशयाम्यात्मभावस्थो ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता।।10.11।।
"10.11 By My grace, I live in their hearts; and I dispel the darkness of ignorance by the shining light of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra5.67°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.73°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha275.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra258.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani196.42°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:25
Yamaganda14:12 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla07:15 – 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: 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):
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 Kāla07:15 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:38 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:02 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:25 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:49 – 14:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:12 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:36 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:59 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:23 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:59 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:36 – 23:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:12 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:49 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:25 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:02 – 05:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:38 – 07:15 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867846.27
Julian Day2456311.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0353°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.57°
🪷 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 (24.0353°), declination -20.33°, EoT -10.66 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: 2013-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)