पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · December 19, 2031 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 7.1 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः।

असंशयं समग्रं मां यथा ज्ञास्यसि तच्छृणु।।7.1।।
"7.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: Listen, O Arjuna! And I will tell thee how thou shalt know Me in my Full perfection, practising meditation with thy mind devoted to Me, and having Me for thy refuge." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.61°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra307.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.09°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha220.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.99°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra202.72°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani54.43°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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)10:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 56 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 Kāla10:22 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:22 – 15:42
Gulika Kāla07:42 – 09:02
Varjyam06:49 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:22 – 07:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:42 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:02 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:02 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:22 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:42 – 17:02 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:02 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:42 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:22 – 22:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:02 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:02 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:42 – 06:22 (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 Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874754.27
Julian Day2463219.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2995°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.23°
🪷 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 (24.2995°), declination -23.40°, 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: 2031-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)