पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 12, 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 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.85°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra235.32°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.38°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha276.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.78°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra250.26°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani10.17°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:32 – 11:53
Yamaganda14:34 – 15:55
Gulika Kāla07:50 – 09:11
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:29 – 07:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:50 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:13 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:34 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:55 – 17:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:16 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:55 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:34 – 22:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:13 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:50 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873683.27
Julian Day2462148.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2586°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.12°
🪷 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 (24.2586°), declination -21.62°, EoT -8.27 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: 2029-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)