पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · March 18, 2016 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।

"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.80°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	92.17°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	219.67°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
बुध Budha	327.96°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	142.28°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	312.67°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani	232.07°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:14 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:54 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:55 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla	17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:23 – 11:53
Yamaganda	14:54 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla	07:21 – 08:52
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:40 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:51 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:21 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:52 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:23 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:53 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:24 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:54 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:25 – 17:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:55 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:25 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:54 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:24 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:53 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:23 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:52 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:21 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°

Longitude: 86.4304°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869000.27
Julian Day	2457465.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0794°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	116.03°

🪷 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 (24.0794°), declination -0.84°, EoT -8.76 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: 2016-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)