पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · April 16, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.36°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra95.19°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala324.17°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha355.17°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati26.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra348.94°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani321.12°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:47 – 17:22
Yamaganda09:29 – 11:04
Gulika Kāla12:38 – 14:13
Varjyam06:52 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:20 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:55 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:29 – 11:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:04 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:38 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:13 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:47 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:22 – 18:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:56 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:22 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:47 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:13 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:38 – 02:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:04 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:29 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:55 – 06:20 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871951.27
Julian Day2460416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1923°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.33°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1923°), declination 10.24°, EoT 0.02 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: 2024-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)