पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · December 31, 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 7.13 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत्।

मोहितं नाभिजानाति मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम्।।7.13।।
"7.13 The inhabitants of the world, misled by those natures which the Qualities have engendered, know not that I am higher than them all, and that I do not change." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra100.05°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.33°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha235.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra217.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani53.49°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:48 – 13:08
Yamaganda07:47 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 11:48
Varjyam06:54 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 Labha06:27 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:47 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:08 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:28 – 15:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:48 – 17:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:08 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:48 – 20:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:28 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:08 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:47 – 06:27 (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 Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874766.27
Julian Day2463231.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3000°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)208.19°
🪷 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 (24.3000°), declination -23.12°, EoT -3.26 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: 2031-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)