पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · January 31, 2024 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra164.14°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala265.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha267.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.02°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra254.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani312.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:52 – 14:16
Yamaganda08:38 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla11:27 – 12:52
Varjyam07:41 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:13 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:38 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:02 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:27 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:52 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:16 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:41 – 17:05 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:05 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:30 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:05 – 21:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:41 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:16 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:52 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:27 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:02 – 05:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:38 – 07:13 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871875.27
Julian Day2460340.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.34°
🪷 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 (24.1894°), declination -17.57°, EoT -13.53 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: 2024-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)