पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · July 24, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।
"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.28°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra295.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.84°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha79.49°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati71.72°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra127.58°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani190.73°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:50 – 13:31
Yamaganda06:50 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla10:10 – 11:50
Varjyam05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:10 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:50 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:30 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:10 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:50 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:31 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:11 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:51 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:31 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:51 – 21:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:11 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:31 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:50 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:10 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:30 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:50 – 05:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868032.27
Julian Day2456497.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0424°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.83°
🪷 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 (24.0424°), declination 19.86°, EoT -6.16 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: 2013-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)