पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · December 18, 2030 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 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.85°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra152.36°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.31°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha236.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati228.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra255.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani39.40°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:02
Yamaganda07:41 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 11:41
Varjyam06:48 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:21 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:41 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:02 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:22 – 15:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:42 – 17:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:02 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:42 – 20:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:22 – 22:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:02 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:41 – 06:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874388.27
Julian Day2462853.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2855°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.27°
🪷 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 (24.2855°), declination -23.38°, EoT 2.79 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: 2030-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)