पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · November 12, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya205.25°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra208.70°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha201.61°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra159.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani221.04°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:52 – 14:15
Yamaganda05:57 – 07:20
Gulika Kāla08:43 – 10:06
Varjyam06:25 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:57 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:20 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:43 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:06 – 11:29 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:29 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:52 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:15 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:38 – 17:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:01 – 18:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:38 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:15 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:52 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:29 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:06 – 02:43 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:43 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:20 – 05:57 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868873.27
Julian Day2457338.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.84°
🪷 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 (24.0746°), declination -17.56°, EoT 15.43 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: 2015-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)