पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · December 18, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.55 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः।

निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव।।11.55।।
"11.55 He whose every action is done for My sake, to whom I am the final goal, who loves Me only and hates no one - O My dearest son, only he can realize Me!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.43°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra286.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala357.43°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha240.95°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati275.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra218.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani275.94°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:13 – 12:35
Yamaganda15:20 – 16:42
Gulika Kāla08:28 – 09:51
Varjyam07:34 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:06 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:28 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:51 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:13 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:35 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:20 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:42 – 18:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:04 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:42 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:20 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:35 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:13 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:51 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:28 – 07:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870736.27
Julian Day2459201.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1458°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.85°
🪷 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 (24.1458°), declination -23.39°, EoT 2.79 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: 2020-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)