पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · February 11, 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 13.5 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्।ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्िचतैः।।13.5।।
"13.5 Seers have sung of It in various ways, in many hymns and sacred Vedic songs, weighty in thought and convincing in argument." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra5.57°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.32°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha306.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra253.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani261.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:45 – 09:10
Yamaganda10:34 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 14:48
Varjyam06:49 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:21 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:45 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:10 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 14:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:48 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:13 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:37 – 19:13 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:13 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:48 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:10 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:45 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870060.27
Julian Day2458525.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1200°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.67°
🪷 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 (24.1200°), declination -14.17°, EoT -14.58 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: 2019-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)