पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · September 25, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.16 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन।

आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ।।7.16।।
"7.16 O Arjuna! The righteous who worship Me are grouped by stages: first, they who suffer, next they who desire knowledge, then they who thirst after truth, and lastly they who attain wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.85°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra166.61°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.29°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha183.79°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.08°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra149.75°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani205.64°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:06 – 14:36
Yamaganda05:33 – 07:03
Gulika Kāla08:34 – 10:05
Varjyam06:03 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
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 Śubha05:33 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:03 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:34 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:05 – 11:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:35 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:06 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:36 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:07 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:37 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:07 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:36 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:06 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:35 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:05 – 02:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:34 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:03 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°
Longitude: 86.4304°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868460.27
Julian Day2456925.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0588°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.44°
🪷 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 (24.0588°), declination -0.76°, EoT 9.15 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: 2014-09-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)