पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · March 15, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.42 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः।

मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः।।3.42।।
"3.42 It is said that the senses are powerful. But beyond the senses is the mind, beyond the mind is the intellect, and beyond and greater than intellect is He." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.30°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra301.19°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala244.09°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha348.36°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.87°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra345.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani253.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:18 – 15:48
Yamaganda06:47 – 08:17
Gulika Kāla09:48 – 11:18
Varjyam07:17 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:47 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:17 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:48 – 11:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:18 – 12:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:48 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:18 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:48 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:18 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

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

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869727.27
Julian Day2458192.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1073°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.84°
🪷 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 (24.1073°), declination -2.22°, EoT -9.65 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: 2018-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)