पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · December 24, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.14 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव।

न हि ते भगवन् व्यक्ितं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः।।10.14।।
"10.14 I believe in what Thou hast said, my Lord! For neither the godly not the godless comprehend Thy manifestation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.07°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra274.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha256.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.41°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra262.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani215.73°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:38 – 14:00
Yamaganda08:31 – 09:54
Gulika Kāla11:16 – 12:38
Varjyam07:36 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:09 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:31 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:54 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:16 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:38 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:00 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 16:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:45 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:07 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:45 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:00 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:38 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:16 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:54 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:31 – 07:09 (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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868550.27
Julian Day2457015.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0622°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.41°
🪷 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 (24.0622°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 2014-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)