पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · February 17, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra317.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha303.57°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.28°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra313.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani252.11°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:08 – 10:33
Yamaganda13:24 – 14:50
Gulika Kāla06:17 – 07:42
Varjyam06:45 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:17 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:42 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:08 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:33 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:59 – 13:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:24 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:50 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:15 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:41 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:15 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:50 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:24 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:59 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:33 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:08 – 04:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:42 – 06:17 (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)1869701.27
Julian Day2458166.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1063°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.88°
🪷 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 (24.1063°), declination -12.06°, EoT -14.49 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: 2018-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)