पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · November 18, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.8 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Ahaṁ Sarvasya Prabhavo · the source of all
अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते।

इति मत्वा भजन्ते मां बुधा भावसमन्विताः।।10.8।।
"10.8 I am the source of all; from Me everything flows. Therefore the wise worship Me with unchanging devotion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya212.04°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra80.51°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha223.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.90°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra252.67°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani231.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:08 – 11:30
Yamaganda14:14 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 08:46
Varjyam06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:02 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:46 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:08 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:30 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:52 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:14 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:36 – 16:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:58 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:36 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:14 – 21:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:52 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:30 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:08 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:46 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 06:02 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869245.27
Julian Day2457710.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0888°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.00°
🪷 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 (24.0888°), declination -19.28°, EoT 14.21 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: 2016-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)