पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · December 8, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.45 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अदृष्टपूर्वं हृषितोऽस्मि दृष्ट्वा

भयेन च प्रव्यथितं मनो मे।

तदेव मे दर्शय देव रूपं

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.45।।
"11.45 I rejoice that I have seen what never man saw before; yet, O Lord! I am overwhelmed with fear. Please take again the Form I know. Be merciful, O Lord! thou Who are the Home of the whole universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra142.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.29°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha225.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra206.04°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani274.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:18 – 15:38
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla11:37 – 12:57
Varjyam06:42 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:16 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:36 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:37 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:57 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:18 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:38 – 16:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:58 – 18:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:38 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:18 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:57 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:37 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:36 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870726.27
Julian Day2459191.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1455°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.05°
🪷 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 (24.1455°), declination -22.74°, EoT 7.30 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: 2020-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)