पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · October 8, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.44 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते।।2.44।।
"2.44 While their minds are absorbed with ideas of power and personal enjoyment, they cannot concentrate their discrimination on one point." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.32°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra96.69°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.74°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha160.83°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.60°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra124.61°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani307.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:56 – 17:25
Yamaganda11:31 – 12:59
Gulika Kāla14:28 – 15:56
Varjyam06:07 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:38 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:06 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:34 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:03 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:31 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:59 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:28 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:56 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:25 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:56 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:28 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:59 – 23:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:31 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:03 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:34 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:06 – 05:38 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871760.27
Julian Day2460225.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1850°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.53°
🪷 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 (24.1850°), declination -5.72°, EoT 13.23 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: 2023-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)