पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · February 1, 2013 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 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra166.19°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha297.78°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra274.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani196.96°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 11:58
Yamaganda14:44 – 16:07
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 09:12
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

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 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:21 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:44 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:07 – 17:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:31 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:07 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:44 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:21 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867859.27
Julian Day2456324.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0358°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)239.20°
🪷 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 (24.0358°), declination -17.10°, EoT -13.69 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: 2013-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)