पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · November 5, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya198.45°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra165.24°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.09°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha221.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati215.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra183.56°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani251.05°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:16 – 08:40
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:28
Gulika Kāla12:52 – 14:16
Varjyam06:20 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:53 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:16 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:40 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:04 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:28 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:52 – 14:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:16 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:40 – 17:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:04 – 18:40 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:40 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:16 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:52 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:28 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:04 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:40 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:16 – 05:53 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869962.27
Julian Day2458427.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.10°
🪷 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 (24.1162°), declination -15.61°, EoT 16.26 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: 2018-11-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)