पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · November 14, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.9 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।

तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।
"3.9 In this world people are fettered by action, unless it is performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let thy acts be done without attachment, as sacrifice only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya207.21°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra215.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.19°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha221.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra161.70°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani306.50°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:15 – 15:37
Yamaganda08:44 – 10:07
Gulika Kāla11:29 – 12:52
Varjyam06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:59 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:21 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:44 – 10:07 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:07 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:29 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:52 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:15 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:37 – 17:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:00 – 18:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:37 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:15 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:52 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:29 – 01:07 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:07 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:44 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:21 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871797.27
Julian Day2460262.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1864°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.32°
🪷 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 (24.1864°), declination -18.11°, EoT 15.07 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: 2023-11-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)