पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · February 8, 2015 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 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.88°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra159.02°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.43°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha277.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.61°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra319.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani219.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:09 – 18:35
Yamaganda12:53 – 14:18
Gulika Kāla15:44 – 17:09
Varjyam07:39 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:11 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:36 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:02 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:27 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:53 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:18 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:44 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:09 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:35 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:09 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:44 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:18 – 00:53 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:53 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:27 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:02 – 05:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:36 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868596.27
Julian Day2457061.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0640°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)227.70°
🪷 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 (24.0640°), declination -15.14°, EoT -14.45 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: 2015-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)