पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · November 13, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.9 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।
"1.9 And many others, all ready to die for my sake; all armed, all skilled in war." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.9'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.26°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra221.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.80°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha203.22°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra160.51°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani221.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:06 – 11:29
Yamaganda14:15 – 15:37
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:43
Varjyam06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:54

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: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Chala05:58 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:21 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:43 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:06 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:29 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:52 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:15 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:37 – 17:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:00 – 18:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:37 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:15 – 21:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:52 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:29 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:06 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:43 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:21 – 05:58 (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)1868874.27
Julian Day2457339.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.69°
🪷 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 -17.83°, EoT 15.26 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: 2015-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)