पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · December 19, 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 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।
"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.22'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.87°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra165.63°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.85°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha234.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati228.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra257.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani39.33°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:02 – 14:22
Yamaganda06:22 – 07:42
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:22
Varjyam06:49 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
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 Śubha06:22 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:42 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:02 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:42 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:02 – 14:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:22 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:42 – 17:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:02 – 18:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:42 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:22 – 22:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:02 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:42 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:02 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:42 – 06:22 (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 Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874389.27
Julian Day2462854.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2856°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)286.25°
🪷 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 (24.2856°), declination -23.41°, EoT 2.32 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: 2030-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)