पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · October 19, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.3 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत।।14.3।।
"14.3 The eternal Cosmos is My womb, in which I plant the seed, from which all beings are born, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.93°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra194.66°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.39°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha163.51°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati167.54°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra145.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani14.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:55 – 14:22
Yamaganda05:43 – 07:09
Gulika Kāla08:36 – 10:02
Varjyam06:12 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:43 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:09 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:36 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:02 – 11:29 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:29 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:55 – 14:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:22 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:48 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:14 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:48 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:22 – 21:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:55 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:29 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:02 – 02:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:36 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:09 – 05:43 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873598.27
Julian Day2462063.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2553°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.03°
🪷 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 (24.2553°), declination -10.11°, EoT 15.55 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: 2028-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)