पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 11, 2029 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 17.16 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः।भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते।।17.16।।
"17.16 Serenity, kindness, silence, self-control and purity - this is austerity of mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.83°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra221.78°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.07°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha277.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.69°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra249.01°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani10.16°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:13 – 14:34
Yamaganda06:29 – 07:50
Gulika Kāla09:10 – 10:31
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:29 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:50 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:10 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:31 – 11:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:52 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:13 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:34 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:55 – 17:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:16 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:55 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:34 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:13 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:52 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:31 – 03:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:10 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:50 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873682.27
Julian Day2462147.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2585°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.16°
🪷 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 (24.2585°), declination -21.78°, EoT -7.89 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: 2029-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)