पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · February 11, 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 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।
"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.12'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.36°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra100.14°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.53°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha299.19°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra340.01°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani324.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:48 – 16:13
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla11:59 – 13:23
Varjyam06:49 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:20 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:45 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:59 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:23 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:48 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:13 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:37 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:13 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:48 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:23 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:59 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:45 – 06:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872252.27
Julian Day2460717.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2038°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.72°
🪷 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 (24.2038°), declination -13.99°, EoT -14.58 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: 2025-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)