पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 18, 2028 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 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra173.47°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha291.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra311.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani357.37°MīnaRevatī 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)23:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:37 – 15:59
Yamaganda09:12 – 10:33
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:16
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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 Roga06:29 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:50 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:12 – 10:33 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:33 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:16 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:37 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:59 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:20 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:59 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:37 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:16 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:33 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:33 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:12 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:50 – 06:29 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873323.27
Julian Day2461788.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2448°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.92°
🪷 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 (24.2448°), declination -20.67°, 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: 2028-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)