पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · April 24, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.49°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra77.10°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala22.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha24.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.11°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra50.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani219.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:01 – 12:36
Yamaganda15:47 – 17:23
Gulika Kāla07:50 – 09:25
Varjyam06:46 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:15 – 07:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:50 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:01 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:36 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:12 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:47 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:23 – 18:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:58 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:23 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:47 – 23:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:12 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:36 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:01 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:50 – 06:15 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868671.27
Julian Day2457136.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0669°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.34°
🪷 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 (24.0669°), declination 12.70°, EoT 1.80 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: 2015-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)