पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · October 12, 2032 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.96°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra263.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha197.02°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.66°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra208.87°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani72.60°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:25 – 15:53
Yamaganda08:35 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla11:30 – 12:58
Varjyam06:09 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:40 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:07 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:35 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:02 – 11:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:30 – 12:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:58 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:25 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:53 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:20 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:53 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:25 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:58 – 23:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:30 – 01:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:02 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:35 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:07 – 05:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875052.27
Julian Day2463517.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3109°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.42°
🪷 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 (24.3109°), declination -7.54°, EoT 14.22 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: 2032-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)