पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 31, 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 11.10 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम्।

अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम्।।11.10।।
"11.10 There were countless eyes and mouths, and mystic forms innumerable, with shining ornaments and flaming celestial weapons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra62.65°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha285.46°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.67°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra309.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani219.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:12 – 10:35
Yamaganda13:21 – 14:44
Gulika Kāla06:26 – 07:49
Varjyam06:54 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:26 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:49 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:12 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:35 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:44 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:07 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:30 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:07 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:44 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:35 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:12 – 04:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:49 – 06:26 (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)1868588.27
Julian Day2457053.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0637°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.55°
🪷 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 (24.0637°), declination -17.52°, EoT -13.53 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: 2015-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)