पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · October 6, 2038 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।

"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1445

Malayalam Era: 1214

Nanakshahi: 569

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	168.51°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	266.30°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	176.34°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	181.99°	Tulā	Citrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	118.78°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	164.84°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	147.45°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 49 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 10 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:02 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:38 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:08 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:30 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:26 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla	17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:08 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:32 – 13:00
Yamaganda	07:06 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla	10:03 – 11:32
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 Labha	05:37 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:06 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:34 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:03 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:32 – 13:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:00 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:29 – 15:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	15:58 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:26 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	18:58 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:29 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:00 – 23:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:32 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:03 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:34 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:06 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°

Longitude: 86.4304°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877237.27
Julian Day	2465702.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3945°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.05°

🪷 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 (24.3945°), declination -5.09°, EoT 12.68 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: 2038-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)