पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · December 29, 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 2.27 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।

तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.27।।
"2.27 For death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.27'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra190.73°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.88°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha261.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati183.52°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra299.94°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani178.20°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:18
Yamaganda14:03 – 15:25
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:33
Varjyam07:38 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:11 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:33 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:56 – 11:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:18 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:40 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:03 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:25 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:48 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:10 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:48 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:25 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:03 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:40 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:18 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:56 – 05:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:33 – 07:11 (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 Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878052.27
Julian Day2466517.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4257°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)299.47°
🪷 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 (24.4257°), declination -23.20°, EoT -2.35 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: 2040-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)