पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · March 9, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।
"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.77°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra305.72°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.65°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha333.22°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra301.94°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani316.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:58 – 10:27
Yamaganda13:25 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla06:00 – 07:29
Varjyam06:29 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:00 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:29 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:58 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:27 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:25 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:54 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:23 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:51 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:23 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:54 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:25 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:27 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:58 – 04:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:29 – 06:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871913.27
Julian Day2460378.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1909°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.56°
🪷 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 (24.1909°), declination -4.37°, EoT -11.28 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: 2024-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)