पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 31, 2019 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 12.14 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.14।।
"12.14 Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra233.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.86°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha287.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.45°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra241.14°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani260.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:21 – 14:44
Yamaganda06:26 – 07:49
Gulika Kāla09:12 – 10:35
Varjyam06:54 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · 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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:26 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:49 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:12 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:35 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:21 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:44 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:07 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:30 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:07 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:44 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:21 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:35 – 03:12 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:12 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:49 – 06:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870049.27
Julian Day2458514.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1196°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.57°
🪷 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 (24.1196°), declination -17.51°, EoT -13.53 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: 2019-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)