पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · December 12, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.19 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य

मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्

स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्।।11.19।।
"11.19 Without beginning, without middle and without end, infinite in power, Thine arms all-embracing, the sun and moon Thine eyes, Thy face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya235.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra288.36°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.25°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha214.78°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati223.29°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra191.61°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani254.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:39 – 12:59
Yamaganda07:38 – 08:58
Gulika Kāla10:19 – 11:39
Varjyam06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:18 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:38 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:58 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:19 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:39 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:59 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:19 – 15:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:39 – 16:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:59 – 18:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:39 – 20:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:19 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:59 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:39 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:19 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:58 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:38 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869999.27
Julian Day2458464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1177°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.87°
🪷 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 (24.1177°), declination -23.06°, EoT 5.54 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: 2018-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)