पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · February 20, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.22 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते।

आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः।।5.22।।
"5.22 The joys that spring from external associations bring pain; they have their beginning and their endings. The wise man does not rejoice in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya306.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra76.99°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha299.73°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra279.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani314.61°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:46 – 17:13
Yamaganda09:58 – 11:25
Gulika Kāla12:52 – 14:19
Varjyam07:34 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:05 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:31 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:58 – 11:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:25 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:52 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:19 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:46 – 17:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:13 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:40 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:13 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:46 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:19 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:52 – 02:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:25 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:58 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:31 – 07:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871895.27
Julian Day2460360.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1902°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.32°
🪷 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 (24.1902°), declination -11.16°, EoT -14.28 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: 2024-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)