पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · January 4, 2044 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 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2101 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1966 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1451
Malayalam Era: 1220
Nanakshahi: 575
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra299.57°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.54°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha235.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra294.78°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani211.54°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:35 – 09:58
Yamaganda11:21 – 12:43
Gulika Kāla14:06 – 15:28
Varjyam07:40 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:13 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:35 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:58 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:21 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:43 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:06 – 15:28 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:28 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:51 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:13 – 19:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:51 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:28 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:06 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:43 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:21 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:58 – 05:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:35 – 07:13 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5145
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879153.27
Julian Day2467618.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4678°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.14°
🪷 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 (24.4678°), declination -22.77°, EoT -5.02 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: 2044-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)