पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 8, 2015 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 10.29 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम्।

पितृ़णामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम्।।10.29।।
"10.29 I am the King-python among snakes, I am the Aqueous Principle among those that live in water, I am the Father of fathers, and among rulers I am Death." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra115.04°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala302.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha280.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.33°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra281.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani217.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:12 – 14:32
Yamaganda06:29 – 07:49
Gulika Kāla09:10 – 10:30
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:29 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:49 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:10 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:30 – 11:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:51 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:12 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:32 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:53 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:13 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:53 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:32 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:12 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:51 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:30 – 03:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:10 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:49 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868565.27
Julian Day2457030.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0628°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.57°
🪷 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 (24.0628°), declination -22.30°, EoT -6.70 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: 2015-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)