पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · December 26, 2040 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.24 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।

नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
"2.24 It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.45°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra152.93°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala247.62°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha256.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati183.11°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra296.73°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani178.02°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:39 – 14:01
Yamaganda08:32 – 09:54
Gulika Kāla11:17 – 12:39
Varjyam07:37 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:10 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:32 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:54 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:17 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:39 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:01 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:24 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:46 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:08 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:46 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:24 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:01 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:39 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:17 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:54 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:32 – 07:10 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878049.27
Julian Day2466514.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4255°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.93°
🪷 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 (24.4255°), declination -23.35°, EoT -0.96 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: 2040-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)