पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 13, 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 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.19°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra306.50°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.83°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha271.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.40°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra232.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani228.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:14
Yamaganda07:50 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 11:53
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:29 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:50 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:11 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:53 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:14 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:35 – 15:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:56 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:17 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:56 – 20:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:35 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:14 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:53 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:11 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:50 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868935.27
Julian Day2457400.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0770°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.83°
🪷 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 (24.0770°), declination -21.60°, EoT -8.64 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: 2016-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)