पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · October 17, 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 10.35 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।

मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।
"10.35 Of hymns I am Brihatsama, of metres I am Garatri, among the months I am Margasheersha (December), and I am the Spring among seasons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.35'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)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.99°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra183.17°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.59°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha196.94°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.07°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra142.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani271.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:36 – 10:02
Yamaganda12:56 – 14:23
Gulika Kāla05:42 – 07:09
Varjyam06:11 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:42 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:09 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:36 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:02 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:29 – 12:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:56 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:23 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:49 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:16 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:49 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:23 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:56 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:29 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:02 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:36 – 04:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:09 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870674.27
Julian Day2459139.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1435°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.52°
🪷 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 (24.1435°), declination -9.36°, EoT 15.23 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: 2020-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)