पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · February 5, 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 3.33 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि।

प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति।।3.33।।
"3.33 Even the wise man acts in character with his nature; indeed, all creatures act according to their natures. What is the use of compulsion then?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra55.83°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala237.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha307.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra332.30°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani271.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:22
Yamaganda07:48 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 11:58
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:24 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:48 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:11 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:22 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:46 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:09 – 17:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:33 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:09 – 20:46 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:46 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:22 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:11 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:48 – 06:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870419.27
Julian Day2458884.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1337°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.68°
🪷 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 (24.1337°), declination -16.13°, EoT -14.20 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: 2020-02-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)