पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · October 12, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.3 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते।

भूतभावोद्भवकरो विसर्गः कर्मसंज्ञितः।।8.3।।
"8.3 The Lord Shri Krishna replied: The Supreme Spirit is the Highest Imperishable Self, and Its Nature is spiritual consciousness. The worlds have been created and are supported by an emanation from the Spirit which is called the Law." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.58°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra41.02°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala235.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha184.87°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.94°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra170.95°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani207.33°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:53 – 17:21
Yamaganda11:30 – 12:58
Gulika Kāla14:25 – 15:53
Varjyam06:09 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:39 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:07 – 08:35 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:35 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:02 – 11:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:30 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:58 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:25 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:53 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:21 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:53 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:25 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:58 – 23:30 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:30 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:02 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:35 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:07 – 05:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868477.27
Julian Day2456942.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0594°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.64°
🪷 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 (24.0594°), declination -7.30°, EoT 14.22 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: 2014-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)