पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · December 30, 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 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra325.78°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.72°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha231.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra270.89°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani38.61°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:47 – 09:07
Yamaganda10:27 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla13:07 – 14:27
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:27 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:47 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:07 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:27 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:47 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:07 – 14:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:27 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:47 – 17:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:08 – 18:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:47 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:27 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:07 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:47 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:27 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:07 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:47 – 06:27 (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 Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874400.27
Julian Day2462865.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2860°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.84°
🪷 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 (24.2860°), declination -23.17°, EoT -2.80 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: 2030-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)