पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · February 12, 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 4.27 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे।

आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते।।4.27।।
"4.27 Other again sacrifice their activities and their vitality in the Spiritual fire of self-abnegation, kindled by wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.27'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.13°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra66.55°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha273.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati315.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra259.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani292.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:09 – 10:34
Yamaganda13:24 – 14:48
Gulika Kāla06:20 – 07:45
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:20 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:45 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:09 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:34 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:59 – 13:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:24 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:48 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:13 – 17:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:38 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:13 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:48 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:24 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:59 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:34 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:09 – 04:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:45 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871157.27
Julian Day2459622.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1619°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.01°
🪷 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 (24.1619°), declination -13.75°, EoT -14.59 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: 2022-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)