पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · December 26, 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 11.33 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमुत्तिष्ठ यशो लभस्व

जित्वा शत्रून् भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यं समृद्धम्।

मयैवैते निहताः पूर्वमेव

निमित्तमात्रं भव सव्यसाचिन्।।11.33।।
"11.33 Then gird up thy loins and conquer. Subdue thy foes and enjoy the kingdom in prosperity. I have already doomed them. Be thou my instrument, Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.08°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra115.67°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.54°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha230.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati226.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra203.37°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani256.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:45 – 13:05
Yamaganda07:45 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla10:25 – 11:45
Varjyam06:52 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:25 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:45 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:05 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:25 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:45 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:05 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:25 – 15:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:45 – 17:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:05 – 18:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:45 – 20:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:25 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:05 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:45 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:25 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:05 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:45 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870013.27
Julian Day2458478.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1182°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.57°
🪷 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 (24.1182°), declination -23.37°, EoT -0.96 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: 2018-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)