पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · September 16, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya149.28°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra95.86°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.39°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha131.90°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.48°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra120.79°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani237.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:34 – 10:06
Yamaganda13:10 – 14:43
Gulika Kāla05:30 – 07:02
Varjyam06:01 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 Kāla05:30 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:02 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:34 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:06 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:38 – 13:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:10 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:43 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:15 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:47 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:15 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:43 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:10 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:38 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:06 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:34 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:02 – 05:30 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869547.27
Julian Day2458012.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1004°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.33°
🪷 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 (24.1004°), declination 2.63°, EoT 5.87 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: 2017-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)