पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · March 17, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: राम नवमी — Rāma Navamī
Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā. Sūryavaṃśa's most exalted moment.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (Ayodhyā) — -1626101-04-03 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।
"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.80°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra79.17°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.37°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha326.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra311.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani232.06°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:18 – 15:48
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:16
Gulika Kāla09:46 – 11:17
Varjyam07:16 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 Śubha06:45 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:16 – 09:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:46 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:17 – 12:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:47 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:18 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:48 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:19 – 18:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:49 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:19 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:48 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:18 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:47 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:17 – 03:46 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:46 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:16 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.
Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868999.27
Julian Day2457464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0794°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)103.66°
🪷 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 (24.0794°), declination -1.24°, EoT -9.06 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: 2016-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)