पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · March 9, 2021 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 14.26 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते।स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान् ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।14.26।।
"14.26 And he who serves Me and only Me, with unfaltering devotion, shall overcome the Qualities, and become One with the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra272.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala38.46°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha297.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.26°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra319.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani285.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:53 – 16:22
Yamaganda08:58 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:24
Varjyam06:29 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:00 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:29 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:58 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:24 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:53 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:22 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:51 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:22 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:53 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:24 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:58 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:29 – 06:00 (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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870817.27
Julian Day2459282.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1489°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.01°
🪷 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 (24.1489°), declination -4.47°, EoT -11.28 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: 2021-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)