पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · October 14, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।
"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.33°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra17.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala110.59°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha186.65°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra191.80°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani175.92°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:30
Yamaganda14:24 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla07:07 – 08:35
Varjyam06:09 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:40 – 07:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:07 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:35 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:02 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:30 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:57 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:24 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:52 – 17:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:19 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:52 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:24 – 21:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:57 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:30 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:02 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:35 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:07 – 05:40 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867383.27
Julian Day2455848.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0176°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)203.63°
🪷 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 (24.0176°), declination -7.95°, EoT 14.65 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: 2011-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)