पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · February 2, 2025 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 16.3 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता।

भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत।।16.3।।
"16.3 Valour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from hate and vanity; these are his who possesses the Godly Qualities, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra335.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.59°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha283.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.04°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra333.73°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani323.43°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:08 – 17:31
Yamaganda11:58 – 13:21
Gulika Kāla14:45 – 16:08
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:25 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:48 – 09:11 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:11 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:35 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:58 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:21 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:45 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:08 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:31 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:08 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:45 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:21 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:58 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:35 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:11 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:48 – 06:25 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872243.27
Julian Day2460708.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2035°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.38°
🪷 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 (24.2035°), declination -16.79°, EoT -13.84 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: 2025-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)