पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · October 18, 2036 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.21 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।
"18.21 The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.88°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra161.52°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.21°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha177.22°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati61.00°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra144.21°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani125.30°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:28 – 10:55
Yamaganda13:50 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla06:33 – 08:00
Varjyam07:02 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Kāla06:33 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:00 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:28 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:55 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 13:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:50 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:18 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:45 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:13 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:45 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:18 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:50 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:55 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:28 – 05:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:00 – 06:33 (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 Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876519.27
Julian Day2464984.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3670°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.63°
🪷 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 (24.3670°), declination -9.77°, EoT 15.40 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: 2036-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)