पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · September 26, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.17 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तमहर्यद्ब्रह्मणो विदुः।

रात्रिं युगसहस्रान्तां तेऽहोरात्रविदो जनाः।।8.17।।
"8.17 Those who understand the cosmic day and cosmic night know that one day of creation is a thousand cycles, and that the night is of equal length." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya159.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra102.06°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala244.91°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha141.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati158.91°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra188.64°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani226.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:04 – 08:34
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:35
Gulika Kāla13:05 – 14:35
Varjyam06:04 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:34 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:04 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:34 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:04 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:35 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:05 – 14:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:35 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:06 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:36 – 19:06 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:06 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:35 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:05 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:35 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:04 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:34 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:04 – 05:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°
Longitude: 86.4304°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869192.27
Julian Day2457657.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0868°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.01°
🪷 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 (24.0868°), declination -1.35°, EoT 9.50 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: 2016-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)