पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 18, 2026 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 5.19 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः।

निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद्ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः।।5.19।।
"5.19 Even in this world they conquer their earth-life whose minds, fixed on the Supreme, remain always balanced; for the Supreme has neither blemish nor bias." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra264.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala271.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha271.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.71°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra276.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani333.24°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:59 – 17:20
Yamaganda11:55 – 13:16
Gulika Kāla14:38 – 15:59
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:29 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:50 – 09:12 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:12 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:33 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:55 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:16 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:38 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:59 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:20 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:59 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:38 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:16 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:55 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:33 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:12 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:50 – 06:29 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872593.27
Julian Day2461058.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2169°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)350.34°
🪷 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 (24.2169°), declination -20.57°, EoT -10.35 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: 2026-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)