पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · March 13, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.51 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।

इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः।।11.51।।
"11.51 Arjuna said: Seeing Thee in Thy gentle human form, my Lord, I am myself again, calm once more." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.07°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra229.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.71°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha305.59°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.85°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra0.43°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani220.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:19 – 12:48
Yamaganda15:48 – 17:18
Gulika Kāla08:19 – 09:49
Varjyam07:19 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:49 – 08:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:19 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:49 – 11:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:19 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:48 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:18 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:48 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:18 – 18:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:47 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:18 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:48 – 23:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:18 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:48 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:19 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:49 – 05:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:19 – 06:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868629.27
Julian Day2457094.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0653°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.26°
🪷 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 (24.0653°), declination -3.12°, EoT -10.22 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: 2015-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)