पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · January 8, 2022 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 3.35 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।

स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः।।3.35।।
"3.35 It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing one's own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra333.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala233.67°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha282.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra264.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani288.57°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:59 – 11:22
Yamaganda14:08 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla07:14 – 08:37
Varjyam07:41 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:14 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:37 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:59 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:22 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:45 – 14:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:08 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:30 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:53 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:16 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:53 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:30 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:08 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:45 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:22 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:59 – 05:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:37 – 07:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871122.27
Julian Day2459587.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1606°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.58°
🪷 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 (24.1606°), declination -22.26°, EoT -6.70 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: 2022-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)