पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · October 24, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.70°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra44.23°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.13°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha168.18°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra233.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani282.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:45 – 17:11
Yamaganda11:28 – 12:54
Gulika Kāla14:19 – 15:45
Varjyam06:14 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:45 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:11 – 08:37 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:37 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:02 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:28 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:54 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:19 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:45 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:11 – 18:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:45 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:19 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:54 – 23:28 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:28 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:02 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:37 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:11 – 05:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871046.27
Julian Day2459511.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1577°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.00°
🪷 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 (24.1577°), declination -11.77°, EoT 16.15 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: 2021-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)