पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · October 12, 2018 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.34 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।

मामेवैष्यसि युक्त्वैवमात्मानं मत्परायणः।।9.34।।

"9.34 Fix thy mind on Me, devote thyself to Me, sacrifice for Me, surrender to Me, make Me the object of thy aspirations, and thou shalt assuredly become one with Me, Who am thine own Self."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	174.56°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	211.00°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	286.33°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
बुध Budha	188.64°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	210.02°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	195.84°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शनि Śani	249.33°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 41 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 18 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:41 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:07 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:27 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:21 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla	17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:07 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:02 – 11:30
Yamaganda	14:25 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla	07:07 – 08:35
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · 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 Chala	05:39 – 07:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:07 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:35 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:02 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:30 – 12:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	12:58 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:25 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:53 – 17:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:21 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:53 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:25 – 21:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	21:58 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:30 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:02 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:35 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:07 – 05:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°

Longitude: 86.4304°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869938.27
Julian Day	2458403.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1153°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.69°

🪷 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 (24.1153°), declination -7.31°, EoT 14.22 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: 2018-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)