पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · October 28, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.16 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।

याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि।।10.16।।
"10.16 Please tell me all about Thy glorious manifestations, by means of which Thou pervadest the world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.45°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra52.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.55°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha211.67°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra187.96°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani250.40°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:43 – 17:08
Yamaganda11:28 – 12:53
Gulika Kāla14:18 – 15:43
Varjyam06:16 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:48 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:13 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:38 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:03 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:28 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:53 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:18 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:43 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:08 – 18:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:43 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:18 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:53 – 23:28 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:28 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:03 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:38 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:13 – 05:48 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869954.27
Julian Day2458419.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1159°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.46°
🪷 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 (24.1159°), declination -13.04°, EoT 16.40 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: 2018-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)