पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 12, 2011 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 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.46°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra352.55°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha244.08°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra220.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani172.79°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:13
Yamaganda07:50 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 11:53
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:29 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:50 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:11 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:53 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:13 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:34 – 15:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:55 – 17:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:16 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:55 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:34 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:13 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:53 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:11 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:50 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°
Longitude: 86.4304°
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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867108.27
Julian Day2455573.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0071°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.52°
🪷 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 (24.0071°), declination -21.72°, EoT -8.27 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: 2011-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)