पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · October 23, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.12 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा।।13.12।।
"13.12 Constant yearning for the knowledge of Self, and pondering over the lessons of the great Truth - this is Wisdom, all else ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.42°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra325.27°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala109.42°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha206.55°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati118.70°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra186.91°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani345.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:20 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:37
Varjyam06:13 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:45 – 07:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:11 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:37 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:02 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:28 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:54 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:20 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:46 – 17:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:12 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:46 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:20 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:54 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:28 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:02 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:37 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:11 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872871.27
Julian Day2461336.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2275°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.30°
🪷 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 (24.2275°), declination -11.35°, EoT 16.06 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: 2026-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)