पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · December 16, 2034 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।
"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra297.76°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.86°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha246.75°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra193.49°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani99.88°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:00 – 10:21
Yamaganda13:01 – 14:21
Gulika Kāla06:20 – 07:40
Varjyam06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:20 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:40 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:00 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:21 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:41 – 13:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:01 – 14:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:21 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:41 – 17:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:01 – 18:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:41 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:21 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:01 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:41 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:21 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:00 – 04:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:40 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°
Longitude: 86.4304°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875847.27
Julian Day2464312.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3413°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.35°
🪷 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 (24.3413°), declination -23.31°, EoT 3.72 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: 2034-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)