पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · January 18, 2025 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 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.99°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra142.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.87°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha259.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.55°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra320.57°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani321.89°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:25
Yamaganda14:12 – 15:35
Gulika Kāla07:15 – 08:38
Varjyam07:42 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:15 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:38 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:02 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:25 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:48 – 14:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:12 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:35 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:59 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:22 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:59 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:35 – 23:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:12 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:48 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:25 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:02 – 05:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:38 – 07:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872228.27
Julian Day2460693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2029°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.23°
🪷 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 (24.2029°), declination -20.52°, EoT -10.35 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: 2025-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)