पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 1, 2017 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 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: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra288.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.21°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha248.83°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.55°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra303.20°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani237.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:49 – 17:09
Yamaganda11:48 – 13:08
Gulika Kāla14:28 – 15:49
Varjyam06:54 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:27 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:47 – 09:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:08 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:28 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:48 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:08 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:28 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:49 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:09 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:49 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:28 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:08 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:48 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:28 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:08 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:47 – 06:27 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869289.27
Julian Day2457754.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.84°
🪷 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 (24.0905°), declination -23.00°, EoT -3.71 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: 2017-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)