पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · April 14, 2016 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 3.43 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।

जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्।।3.43।।
"3.43 Thus, O Mighty-in-Arms, knowing Him to be beyond the intellect and, by His help, subduing thy personal egotism, kill thine enemy, Desire, extremely difficult though it be."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.45°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra88.91°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha19.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.47°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra346.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani231.81°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:13 – 15:47
Yamaganda06:22 – 07:56
Gulika Kāla09:30 – 11:04
Varjyam06:53 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:22 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:56 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:30 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:04 – 12:39 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:39 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:13 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:47 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:21 – 18:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:56 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:21 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:47 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:13 – 00:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:39 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:04 – 03:30 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:30 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:56 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869027.27
Julian Day2457492.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0805°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.16°
🪷 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 (24.0805°), declination 9.50°, EoT -0.50 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: 2016-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)