पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 14, 2019 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 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.44°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra356.54°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.34°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha259.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra222.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani258.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:50 – 09:11
Yamaganda10:32 – 11:53
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:35
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:29 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:50 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:11 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:53 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:35 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:56 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:17 – 18:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:56 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:35 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:53 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:11 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:50 – 06:29 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870032.27
Julian Day2458497.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1189°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.88°
🪷 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 (24.1189°), declination -21.38°, EoT -9.00 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: 2019-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)