पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · February 21, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.62 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।

सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते।।2.62।।
"2.62 When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.62's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra108.01°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.01°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha285.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.58°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra280.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani231.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:17 – 17:43
Yamaganda11:58 – 13:25
Gulika Kāla14:51 – 16:17
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Udveg06:14 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:40 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:06 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:32 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:58 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:25 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:51 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:17 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:43 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:17 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:51 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:25 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:58 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:32 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:06 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:40 – 06:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868974.27
Julian Day2457439.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0785°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.70°
🪷 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 (24.0785°), declination -10.82°, EoT -14.19 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: 2016-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)