पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 13, 2034 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 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।
"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.58°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra183.78°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala335.49°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha280.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati312.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra270.26°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani82.80°MithunaPunarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:32 – 11:53
Yamaganda14:35 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla07:50 – 09:11
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:29 – 07:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:50 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:35 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:56 – 17:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:17 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:56 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:35 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:50 – 06:29 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875510.27
Julian Day2463975.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3284°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.43°
🪷 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 (24.3284°), declination -21.49°, EoT -8.64 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: 2034-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)