पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · January 22, 2016 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 2.32 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्।

सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।।2.32।।
"2.32 Blessed are the soldiers who find their opportunity. This opportunity has opened for thee the gates of heaven." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra72.41°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.58°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha261.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.13°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra243.46°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani228.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:26 – 12:50
Yamaganda15:37 – 17:01
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 10:02
Varjyam07:43 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 Chala07:15 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:38 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:02 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:26 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:50 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:13 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:37 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:01 – 18:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:25 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:01 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:37 – 23:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:13 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:50 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:26 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:02 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:38 – 07:15 (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)1868944.27
Julian Day2457409.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0773°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.19°
🪷 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 (24.0773°), declination -19.84°, EoT -11.54 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: 2016-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)