पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · September 23, 2015 CE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।

"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	155.64°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	266.14°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	124.45°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	170.30°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	134.37°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	114.81°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	216.07°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 07 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 52 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:55 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:12 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:40 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla	17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:12 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:36 – 13:07
Yamaganda	07:03 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla	10:05 – 11:36
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:32 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:03 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:34 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:05 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:36 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:07 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:38 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:09 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:40 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:09 – 20:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:38 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:07 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:36 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:05 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:34 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:03 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°

Longitude: 86.4304°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868823.27
Julian Day	2457288.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0727°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	113.90°

🪷 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 (24.0727°), declination 0.12°, EoT 8.44 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: 2015-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)