पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 9, 2013 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 10.1 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

भूय एव महाबाहो श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।

यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया।।10.1।।
"10.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: Now, O Prince! Listen to My supreme advice, which I give thee for the sake of thy welfare, for thou art My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra226.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha259.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.66°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra245.64°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani195.82°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:12
Yamaganda07:49 – 09:10
Gulika Kāla10:31 – 11:51
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:29 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:49 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:10 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:31 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:12 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:33 – 15:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:53 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:14 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:53 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:33 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:12 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:31 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:10 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:49 – 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 Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867836.27
Julian Day2456301.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0349°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)323.65°
🪷 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 (24.0349°), declination -22.10°, EoT -7.10 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: 2013-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)