पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · January 2, 2036 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 9.16 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्।

मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्।।9.16।।
"9.16 I am the Oblation, the Sacrifice and the Worship; I am the Fuel and the Chant, I am the Butter offered to the fire, I am the Fire itself, and I am the Act of offering." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra293.98°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.05°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha272.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra292.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani113.50°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:48 – 13:09
Yamaganda07:48 – 09:08
Gulika Kāla10:28 – 11:48
Varjyam06:54 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · 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 Labha06:27 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:48 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:08 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:28 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:09 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:29 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:49 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:49 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:29 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:09 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:28 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:08 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:48 – 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 Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876229.27
Julian Day2464694.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3559°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.48°
🪷 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 (24.3559°), declination -22.96°, EoT -4.15 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: 2036-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)