पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · November 20, 2022 CE

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BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।

"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	213.52°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	163.39°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	58.08°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	219.64°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	334.65°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	220.28°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	295.15°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 55 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 04 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:36 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:08 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:09 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:20 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:58 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla	16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:09 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:36 – 16:58
Yamaganda	11:31 – 12:52
Gulika Kāla	14:14 – 15:36
Varjyam	06:30 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:03 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:25 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:47 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:09 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:31 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	12:52 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:14 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:36 – 16:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	16:58 – 18:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:36 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:14 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	21:52 – 23:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:31 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:09 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:47 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:25 – 06:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°

Longitude: 86.4304°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871438.27
Julian Day	2459903.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1727°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	310.76°

🪷 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 (24.1727°), declination -19.64°, EoT 13.70 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2022-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)