पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · September 26, 2015 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 18.39 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः।निद्रालस्यप्रमादोत्थं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.39।।
"18.39 While the pleasure which from first to last merely drugs the senses, which springs from indolence, lethargy and folly - that pleasure flows from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.39'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya158.57°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra309.11°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala126.33°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha167.96°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati135.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra116.52°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani216.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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)15:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:34 – 10:04
Yamaganda13:05 – 14:36
Gulika Kāla05:33 – 07:03
Varjyam06:03 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:33 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:03 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:34 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:04 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:35 – 13:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:05 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:36 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:06 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:37 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:06 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:36 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:05 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:35 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:04 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:34 – 04:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:03 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868826.27
Julian Day2457291.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0728°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.97°
🪷 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 (24.0728°), declination -1.05°, EoT 9.50 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: 2015-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)