पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · February 19, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.4 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।
"4.4 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra253.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala247.38°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha318.20°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra348.63°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani272.87°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:59 – 13:24
Yamaganda07:41 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:33 – 11:59
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:16 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:41 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:33 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:50 – 16:16 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:16 – 17:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:42 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:16 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:50 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:33 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:41 – 06:16 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870433.27
Julian Day2458898.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1343°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.09°
🪷 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 (24.1343°), declination -11.52°, EoT -14.37 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: 2020-02-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)