पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 5, 2016 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 2.15 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ।

समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते।।2.15।।
"2.15 The hero whose soul is unmoved by circumstance, who accepts pleasure and pain with equanimity, only he is fit for immortality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra200.56°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.48°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha276.81°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.42°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra222.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani227.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:30 – 15:51
Yamaganda09:09 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:10
Varjyam06:55 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:28 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:49 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:09 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:29 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:10 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:30 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:51 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:11 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:51 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:30 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:10 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:29 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:09 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:49 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868927.27
Julian Day2457392.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0767°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.40°
🪷 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 (24.0767°), declination -22.69°, EoT -5.45 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: 2016-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)