पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · November 6, 2037 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.17 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तमहर्यद्ब्रह्मणो विदुः।

रात्रिं युगसहस्रान्तां तेऽहोरात्रविदो जनाः।।8.17।।
"8.17 Those who understand the cosmic day and cosmic night know that one day of creation is a thousand cycles, and that the night is of equal length." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.59°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra179.11°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala37.20°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha218.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati94.27°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra245.39°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani139.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:04 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:15 – 15:39
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:41
Varjyam06:21 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:53 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:17 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:41 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:04 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:28 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:52 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:15 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:39 – 17:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:03 – 18:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:39 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:15 – 21:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:52 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:28 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:04 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:41 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:17 – 05:53 (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 Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876903.27
Julian Day2465368.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3817°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.42°
🪷 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 (24.3817°), declination -16.03°, EoT 16.19 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: 2037-11-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)