पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · March 9, 2035 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2092 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1957 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1442
Malayalam Era: 1211
Nanakshahi: 566
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.95°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra312.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala252.41°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha301.79°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati352.73°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra284.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani94.11°KarkaPuṣya P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:27 – 11:56
Yamaganda14:53 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla07:29 – 08:58
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:00 – 07:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:29 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:58 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:53 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:22 – 17:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:51 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:22 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:53 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:58 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:29 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875930.27
Julian Day2464395.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3445°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.52°
🪷 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 (24.3445°), declination -4.63°, EoT -11.28 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: 2035-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)