पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · December 3, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.71 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।

निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति।।2.71।।
"2.71 He attains Peace who, giving up desire, moves through the world without aspiration, possessing nothing which he can call his own, and free from pride." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.71's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra208.75°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.33°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha228.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.49°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra267.22°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani285.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:35
Yamaganda14:16 – 15:37
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 08:54
Varjyam06:39 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:12 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:33 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:54 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:35 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:56 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:16 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:37 – 16:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:58 – 18:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:37 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:16 – 21:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:56 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:35 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:54 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:33 – 06:12 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871086.27
Julian Day2459551.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1592°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.46°
🪷 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 (24.1592°), declination -22.10°, EoT 9.36 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: 2021-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)