पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · December 31, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.13 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः।

तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम्।।4.13।।
"4.13 The four divisions of society (the wise, the soldier, the merchant, the labourer) were created by Me, according to the natural distribution of Qualities and instincts. I am the author of them, though I Myself do no action, and am changeless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra120.43°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.13°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha237.89°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.41°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra216.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani309.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:48 – 17:08
Yamaganda11:48 – 13:08
Gulika Kāla14:28 – 15:48
Varjyam06:54 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:27 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:47 – 09:07 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:07 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:27 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:48 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:08 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:28 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:48 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:08 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:48 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:28 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:08 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:48 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:27 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:07 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:47 – 06:27 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871844.27
Julian Day2460309.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1882°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)228.36°
🪷 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 (24.1882°), declination -23.13°, EoT -3.26 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: 2023-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)