पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · February 18, 3102 BCE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3044
Śaka Saṁvat: -3179
Bengali Saṁvat: -3694
Malayalam Era: -3925
Nanakshahi: -4570
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.55°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra10.29°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.64°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha358.33°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.53°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra1.43°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani352.79°MīnaRevatī P2

Dhanbad, Jharkhand — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 11:59
Yamaganda14:46 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 09:12
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:25 – 07:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:48 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:12 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:22 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:46 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:09 – 17:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:33 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:09 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:46 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:22 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:12 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:48 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°
Longitude: 86.4304°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year1
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)0.27
Julian Day588465.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.4028°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.74°
🪷 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 (-47.4028°), declination -16.29°, EoT -14.43 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: -3101-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)