पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 24, 2020 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 3.21 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः।

स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।3.21।।
"3.21 For whatever a great man does, others imitate. People conform to the standard which he has set." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.36°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra269.30°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha288.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati257.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra317.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani269.94°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 11:56
Yamaganda14:40 – 16:03
Gulika Kāla07:50 – 09:12
Varjyam06:55 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:28 – 07:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:50 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:12 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:18 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:40 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:03 – 17:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:25 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:03 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:40 – 22:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:18 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:12 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:50 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870407.27
Julian Day2458872.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1333°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.31°
🪷 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 (24.1333°), declination -19.37°, EoT -12.06 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: 2020-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)