पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · February 23, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।
"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra246.68°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.44°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha321.19°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.60°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra345.40°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani325.86°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:18 – 17:44
Yamaganda11:58 – 13:25
Gulika Kāla14:51 – 16:18
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:12 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:39 – 09:05 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:05 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:32 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:58 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:25 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:51 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:18 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:44 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:18 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:51 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:25 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:58 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:32 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:05 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:39 – 06:12 (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)1872264.27
Julian Day2460729.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2043°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.67°
🪷 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 (24.2043°), declination -9.80°, EoT -13.97 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: 2025-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)