पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 7, 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 11.16 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं

पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम्।

नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं

पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप।।11.16।।
"11.16 I see Thee, infinite in form, with, as it were, faces, eyes and limbs everywhere; no beginning, no middle, no end; O Thou Lord of the Universe, Whose Form is universal!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.16'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra8.65°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala319.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha244.53°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.14°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra309.61°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani237.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:09 – 10:30
Yamaganda13:11 – 14:32
Gulika Kāla06:28 – 07:49
Varjyam06:55 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:28 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:49 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:09 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:30 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:51 – 13:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:11 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:32 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:52 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:13 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:52 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:32 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:11 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:51 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:30 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:09 – 04:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:49 – 06:28 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869295.27
Julian Day2457760.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0907°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.49°
🪷 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 (24.0907°), declination -22.37°, EoT -6.29 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: 2017-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)