पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · August 5, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.24 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अग्निर्ज्योतिरहः शुक्लः षण्मासा उत्तरायणम्।

तत्र प्रयाता गच्छन्ति ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदो जनाः।।8.24।।
"8.24 If knowing the Supreme Spirit the sage goes forth with fire and light, in the daytime, in the fortnight of the waxing moon and in the six months before the Northern summer solstice, he will attain the Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.96°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra305.11°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.45°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha95.39°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra63.14°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani273.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:44 – 14:21
Yamaganda07:53 – 09:30
Gulika Kāla11:07 – 12:44
Varjyam06:48 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:16 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:53 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:30 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:07 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:44 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:21 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:58 – 17:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:35 – 19:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:12 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:35 – 21:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:58 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:21 – 00:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:44 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:07 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:30 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:53 – 06:16 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870601.27
Julian Day2459066.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1407°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)198.58°
🪷 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 (24.1407°), declination 16.88°, EoT -5.70 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: 2020-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)