पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · February 12, 2023 CE

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BG 15.3 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते नान्तो न चादिर्न च संप्रतिष्ठा।अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूल मसङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा।।15.3।।

"15.3 In this world its true form is not known, neither its origin nor its end, and its strength is not understood., until the tree with its roots striking deep into the earth is hewn down by the sharp axe of non-attachment." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	298.87°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	189.28°	Tulā	Svātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	48.67°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	276.32°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	344.07°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	325.29°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	303.08°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 17 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 42 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:50 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:24 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:38 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla	17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:13 – 17:38
Yamaganda	11:59 – 13:24
Gulika Kāla	14:48 – 16:13
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:20 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:45 – 09:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:09 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:34 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:59 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:24 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:48 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:13 – 17:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:38 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:13 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:48 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:24 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:59 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:34 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:09 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:45 – 06:20 (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)	1871522.27
Julian Day	2459987.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1759°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	253.89°

🪷 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 (24.1759°), declination -13.83°, EoT -14.59 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: 2023-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)