पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · December 17, 2018 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 11.24 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।
"11.24 When I see Thee, touching the Heavens, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide open fiery eyes, I am terrified. O My Lord! My courage and peace of mind desert me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.92°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra348.27°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.55°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha219.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati224.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra195.50°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani255.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:41 – 09:01
Yamaganda10:21 – 11:41
Gulika Kāla13:01 – 14:21
Varjyam06:48 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:21 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:41 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:01 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:41 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:01 – 14:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:21 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:41 – 17:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:01 – 18:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:41 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:21 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:01 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:41 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:01 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:41 – 06:21 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870004.27
Julian Day2458469.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1178°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.75°
🪷 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 (24.1178°), declination -23.34°, EoT 3.25 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: 2018-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)