पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 17, 2015 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 10.38 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।

मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्।।10.38।।
"10.38 I am the Sceptre of rulers, the Strategy of the conquerors, the Silence of mystery, the Wisdom of the wise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra225.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala309.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha291.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.40°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra292.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani218.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:12 – 10:33
Yamaganda13:16 – 14:37
Gulika Kāla06:29 – 07:50
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:29 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:50 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:12 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:33 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:54 – 13:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:16 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:37 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:58 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:20 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:58 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:37 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:16 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:54 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:33 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:12 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:50 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868574.27
Julian Day2457039.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0632°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.23°
🪷 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 (24.0632°), declination -20.83°, EoT -10.03 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: 2015-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)