पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · February 3, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।

तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।
"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra143.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha279.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.14°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra295.72°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani250.79°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:11 – 10:35
Yamaganda13:22 – 14:45
Gulika Kāla06:25 – 07:48
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:25 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:48 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:11 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:35 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:22 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:45 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:08 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:32 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:08 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:45 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:22 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:35 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:11 – 04:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:48 – 06:25 (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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869687.27
Julian Day2458152.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.08°
🪷 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 (24.1057°), declination -16.58°, EoT -13.97 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: 2018-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)