पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · September 16, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

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: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.73°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra329.50°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.68°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha173.09°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati136.65°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra157.90°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani2.49°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:11 – 14:43
Yamaganda05:30 – 07:02
Gulika Kāla08:34 – 10:06
Varjyam06:01 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 · 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 Śubha05:30 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:02 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:34 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:06 – 11:38 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:38 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:11 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:43 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:15 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:47 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:15 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:43 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:11 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:38 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:06 – 02:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:34 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:02 – 05:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873199.27
Julian Day2461664.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2400°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.26°
🪷 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 (24.2400°), declination 2.79°, EoT 5.87 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: 2027-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)