पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · September 18, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.6 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।

मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः।।10.6।।
"10.6 The seven Great Seers,* the Progenitors of mankind, the Ancient Four,** and the Lawgivers were born of My Will and come forth direct from Me. The race of mankind has sprung from them. [* Mareechi, Atri, Angira, Pulah, Kratu, Pulastya, Vahishta. ** The Masters: Sanak, Sananda…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.45°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra159.67°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.11°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha173.80°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra108.56°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani271.28°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:06 – 11:38
Yamaganda14:41 – 16:13
Gulika Kāla07:03 – 08:34
Varjyam06:01 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:31 – 07:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:03 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:34 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:06 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:38 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:09 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:41 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:13 – 17:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:44 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:13 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:41 – 22:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:09 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:38 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:06 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:34 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:03 – 05:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870645.27
Julian Day2459110.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1424°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.69°
🪷 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 (24.1424°), declination 1.75°, EoT 6.61 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: 2020-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)