पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · February 4, 2022 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 4.19 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः।

ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः।।4.19।।
"4.19 The wise call him a sage, for whatever he undertakes is free from the motive of desire, and his deeds are purified by the fire of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra327.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala253.21°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha269.83°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati313.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra257.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani291.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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)08:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 11:58
Yamaganda14:45 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 09:11
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:24 – 07:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:48 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:22 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:45 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:09 – 17:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:33 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:09 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:45 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:22 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:48 – 06:24 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871149.27
Julian Day2459614.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1616°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.90°
🪷 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 (24.1616°), declination -16.28°, EoT -14.09 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: 2022-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)