पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · October 31, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.26 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तत्रापश्यत्स्थितान्पार्थः पितृ़नथ पितामहान्।

आचार्यान्मातुलान्भ्रातृ़न्पुत्रान्पौत्रान्सखींस्तथा।।1.26।।
"1.26 There Arjuna noticed fathers, grandfathers, uncles, cousins, sons, grandsons, teachers, friends;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.26'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.71°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra319.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.83°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha207.06°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati190.08°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra176.38°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani240.27°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:17 – 15:42
Yamaganda08:39 – 10:03
Gulika Kāla11:28 – 12:52
Varjyam06:18 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:50 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:14 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:39 – 10:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:03 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:28 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:52 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:17 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:42 – 17:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:06 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:42 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:17 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:52 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:28 – 01:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:03 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:39 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:14 – 05:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869592.27
Julian Day2458057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1021°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.24°
🪷 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 (24.1021°), declination -14.11°, EoT 16.45 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: 2017-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)