पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · January 27, 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 2.37 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।।2.37।।
"2.37 If killed, thou shalt attain Heaven; if victorious, enjoy the kingdom of earth. Therefore arise, O Son of Kunti, and fight!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra136.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.15°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha260.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.87°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra249.61°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani229.41°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:51 – 14:15
Yamaganda08:38 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla11:27 – 12:51
Varjyam07:42 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:14 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:38 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:02 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:27 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:51 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:15 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:39 – 17:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:03 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:28 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:03 – 21:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:39 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:15 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:51 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:27 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:02 – 05:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:38 – 07:14 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868949.27
Julian Day2457414.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0775°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.72°
🪷 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 (24.0775°), declination -18.64°, EoT -12.76 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: 2016-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)