पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · December 29, 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 18.63 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु।।18.63।।
"18.63 Thus have I revealed to thee the Truth, the Mystery of mysteries. Having thought it over, thou art free to act as thou wilt." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.63'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.03°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra122.71°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.36°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha267.29°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra205.67°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani99.08°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:27 – 11:47
Yamaganda14:27 – 15:47
Gulika Kāla07:46 – 09:06
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:26 – 07:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:46 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:06 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:07 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:27 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:47 – 17:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:07 – 18:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:47 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:27 – 22:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:07 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:06 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:46 – 06:26 (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 Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875860.27
Julian Day2464325.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3418°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)228.04°
🪷 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 (24.3418°), declination -23.23°, EoT -2.35 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: 2034-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)