पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · December 24, 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 6.24 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः।

मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः।।6.24।।
"6.24 Renouncing every desire which imagination can conceive, controlling the senses at every point by the power of mind;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.24'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.23°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra103.98°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.77°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha262.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.93°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra268.27°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani24.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:44 – 09:04
Yamaganda10:24 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla13:04 – 14:24
Varjyam06:51 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:24 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:44 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:04 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:24 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:44 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:04 – 14:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:24 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:44 – 17:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:04 – 18:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:44 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:24 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:04 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:44 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:24 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:04 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:44 – 06:24 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874029.27
Julian Day2462494.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2718°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.17°
🪷 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 (24.2718°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.03 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: 2029-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)