पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · September 30, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.68°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra25.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.57°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha184.77°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.98°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra193.81°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani347.47°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:33 – 13:03
Yamaganda07:04 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla10:04 – 11:33
Varjyam06:05 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:35 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:04 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:34 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:04 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:33 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:03 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:33 – 16:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:03 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:32 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:03 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:33 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:03 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:33 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:04 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:34 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:04 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872848.27
Julian Day2461313.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2266°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.05°
🪷 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 (24.2266°), declination -2.74°, EoT 10.84 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: 2026-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)