पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · November 1, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.46 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।
"18.46 Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.73°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra162.97°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha196.57°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.80°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra241.55°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani199.27°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:03 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:17 – 15:41
Gulika Kāla07:15 – 08:39
Varjyam06:18 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:50 – 07:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:15 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:03 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:28 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:52 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:17 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:41 – 17:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:06 – 18:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:41 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:17 – 21:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:52 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:28 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:03 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:15 – 05:50 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868132.27
Julian Day2456597.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0462°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.97°
🪷 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 (24.0462°), declination -14.42°, EoT 16.44 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: 2013-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)