पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · December 18, 2038 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 1.33 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च।

त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च।।1.33।।
"1.33 When those for whose sake I desire these things stand here about to sacrifice their property and their lives:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.80°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra134.89°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha221.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.08°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra256.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani153.82°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:01 – 10:21
Yamaganda13:02 – 14:22
Gulika Kāla06:21 – 07:41
Varjyam06:48 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:21 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:41 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:01 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:21 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:41 – 13:02 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:02 – 14:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:22 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:42 – 17:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:02 – 18:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:42 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:22 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:02 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:41 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:21 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:01 – 04:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:41 – 06:21 (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 Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877310.27
Julian Day2465775.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3973°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)255.95°
🪷 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 (24.3973°), declination -23.38°, EoT 2.79 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: 2038-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)