पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · February 24, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra191.23°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala12.10°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha328.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra268.93°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani263.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:18 – 17:45
Yamaganda11:58 – 13:25
Gulika Kāla14:51 – 16:18
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:12 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:38 – 09:05 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:05 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:31 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:58 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:25 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:51 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:18 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:45 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:18 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:51 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:25 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:58 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:31 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:05 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:38 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870073.27
Julian Day2458538.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1205°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)237.39°
🪷 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 (24.1205°), declination -9.63°, EoT -13.84 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: 2019-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)