पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · January 12, 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 3.39 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।
"3.39 It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.39'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.64°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra22.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha285.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati308.62°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra262.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani289.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:46 – 14:09
Yamaganda08:37 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla11:23 – 12:46
Varjyam07:42 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:14 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:37 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:00 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:23 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:46 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:09 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:32 – 16:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:55 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:18 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:55 – 21:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:32 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:09 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:46 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:23 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:00 – 05:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:37 – 07:14 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871126.27
Julian Day2459591.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1608°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)112.86°
🪷 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 (24.1608°), declination -21.67°, EoT -8.27 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: 2022-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)