पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · October 26, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.18 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम्।

आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम्।।7.18।।
"7.18 Noble-minded are they all, but the wise man I hold as my own Self; for he, remaining always at peace with Me, makes me his final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya188.99°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra326.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.43°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha212.88°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra152.79°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani188.12°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:03 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:19 – 15:44
Gulika Kāla07:12 – 08:37
Varjyam06:15 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:47 – 07:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:12 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:37 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:03 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:28 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:53 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:19 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:44 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:09 – 18:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:44 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:19 – 21:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:53 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:28 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:03 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:37 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:12 – 05:47 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867761.27
Julian Day2456226.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0321°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)136.04°
🪷 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 (24.0321°), declination -12.52°, EoT 16.30 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: 2012-10-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)