पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 25, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra301.44°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.85°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha271.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.70°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra318.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani185.06°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:19
Yamaganda07:50 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:34 – 11:57
Varjyam06:55 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:28 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:50 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:34 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:19 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:41 – 16:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:03 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:25 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:03 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:41 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:19 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:34 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:50 – 06:28 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867486.27
Julian Day2455951.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.03°
🪷 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 (24.0215°), declination -19.15°, EoT -12.31 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: 2012-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)