पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · February 6, 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 3.5 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्।

कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः।।3.5।।
"3.5 He cannot even for a moment remain really inactive, for the Qualities of Nature will compel him to act whether he will or no." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.5'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra184.45°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha284.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.43°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra299.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani251.09°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:46 – 16:10
Yamaganda09:11 – 10:35
Gulika Kāla11:59 – 13:22
Varjyam06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:23 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:47 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:11 – 10:35 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:35 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:59 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:22 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:46 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:10 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:34 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:10 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:46 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:22 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:59 – 01:35 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:35 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:11 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:47 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869690.27
Julian Day2458155.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1058°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.33°
🪷 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 (24.1058°), declination -15.68°, EoT -14.30 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: 2018-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)