पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · December 9, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.34 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ।

तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ।।3.34।।
"3.34 The love and hate which are aroused by the objects of sense arise from Nature; do not yield to them. They only obstruct the path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.50°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra184.50°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha252.73°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.24°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra190.50°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani307.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:17
Yamaganda12:58 – 14:18
Gulika Kāla06:16 – 07:36
Varjyam06:43 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:16 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:36 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:17 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:37 – 12:58 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:58 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:18 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:38 – 16:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:59 – 18:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:38 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:18 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:58 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:37 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:17 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:36 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871822.27
Julian Day2460287.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1874°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.99°
🪷 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 (24.1874°), declination -22.77°, EoT 6.87 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: 2023-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)