पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · August 18, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।
"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.23°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra259.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.32°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha113.92°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.86°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra157.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani191.85°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:38 – 18:15
Yamaganda11:48 – 13:25
Gulika Kāla15:01 – 16:38
Varjyam05:53 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Udveg05:20 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:57 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:34 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:11 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:48 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:25 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:01 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:38 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:15 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:38 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:01 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:25 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:48 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:11 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:34 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:57 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868057.27
Julian Day2456522.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0434°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.42°
🪷 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 (24.0434°), declination 13.09°, EoT -3.53 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: 2013-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)