पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · January 28, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra128.68°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala263.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha263.37°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.73°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra251.24°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani311.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:04 – 18:28
Yamaganda12:51 – 14:15
Gulika Kāla15:40 – 17:04
Varjyam07:42 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:14 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:38 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:02 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:27 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:51 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:15 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:40 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:04 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:28 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:04 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:40 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:15 – 00:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:51 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:27 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:02 – 05:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:38 – 07:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871872.27
Julian Day2460337.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1893°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)208.02°
🪷 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 (24.1893°), declination -18.37°, EoT -12.97 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: 2024-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)