पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · December 10, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.19 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।

उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।
"2.19 He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of It as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit kills not, nor is It killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya234.06°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra140.55°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.01°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha240.96°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.54°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra226.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani244.55°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:39 – 16:59
Yamaganda11:38 – 12:58
Gulika Kāla14:18 – 15:39
Varjyam06:44 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:17 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:37 – 08:57 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:57 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:18 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:38 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:58 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:18 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:39 – 16:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:59 – 18:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:39 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:18 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:58 – 23:38 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:38 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:18 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:57 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:37 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869632.27
Julian Day2458097.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1036°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)263.19°
🪷 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 (24.1036°), declination -22.91°, EoT 6.43 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: 2017-12-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)