पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · October 16, 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 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.29°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra211.69°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.75°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha160.05°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.01°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra132.00°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani218.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:29
Yamaganda14:23 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:35
Varjyam06:10 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:41 – 07:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:08 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:35 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:02 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:29 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:56 – 14:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:23 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:50 – 17:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:17 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:50 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:23 – 21:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:56 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:29 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:02 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:35 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:08 – 05:41 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868846.27
Julian Day2457311.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0736°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.30°
🪷 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 (24.0736°), declination -8.70°, EoT 15.05 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: 2015-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)