पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 10, 2026 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 5.11 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि।

योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वाऽऽत्मशुद्धये।।5.11।।
"5.11 The sage performs his action dispassionately, using his body, mind and intellect, and even his senses, always as a means of purification." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra168.71°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala265.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha258.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.79°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra266.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani332.63°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:10 – 10:31
Yamaganda13:13 – 14:33
Gulika Kāla06:29 – 07:50
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:29 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:50 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:10 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:31 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:52 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:13 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:33 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:54 – 17:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:15 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:54 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:33 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:13 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:52 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:31 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:10 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:50 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872585.27
Julian Day2461050.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2166°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.51°
🪷 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 (24.2166°), declination -21.98°, EoT -7.50 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: 2026-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)