पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · February 15, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.14°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra273.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala293.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha318.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.65°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra311.20°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani335.99°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:15 – 17:40
Yamaganda11:59 – 13:24
Gulika Kāla14:49 – 16:15
Varjyam06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:18 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:43 – 09:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:08 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:34 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:59 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:24 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:49 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:15 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:40 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:15 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:49 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:24 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:59 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:34 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:08 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:43 – 06:18 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872621.27
Julian Day2461086.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2179°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.76°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2179°), declination -12.73°, EoT -14.57 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: 2026-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)