पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · November 21, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya214.32°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra327.40°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.59°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha215.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra169.44°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani222.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:09
Yamaganda12:53 – 14:15
Gulika Kāla06:03 – 07:25
Varjyam06:31 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:03 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:25 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:09 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:31 – 12:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:53 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:15 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:36 – 16:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:58 – 18:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:36 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:15 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:53 – 23:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:31 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:09 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 04:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:25 – 06:03 (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)1868882.27
Julian Day2457347.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0749°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)115.77°
🪷 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 (24.0749°), declination -19.80°, EoT 13.43 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: 2015-11-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)