पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · October 22, 2017 CE

🪷 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: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	184.73°	Tulā	Citrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	210.35°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	155.15°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	193.13°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	188.11°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शुक्र Śukra	165.16°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	239.47°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 27 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 32 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:13 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:05 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:23 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:12 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla	16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:05 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:46 – 17:12
Yamaganda	11:28 – 12:54
Gulika Kāla	14:20 – 15:46
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:44 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:10 – 08:36 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:36 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:02 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:28 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	12:54 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:20 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:46 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:12 – 18:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:46 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:20 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	21:54 – 23:28 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:28 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:02 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:36 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:10 – 05:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°

Longitude: 86.4304°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869583.27
Julian Day	2458048.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	28.40°

🪷 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 (24.1017°), declination -11.06°, EoT 15.95 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: 2017-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)