पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · July 25, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.1 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।

स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः।।6.1।।
"6.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: He who acts because it is his duty, not thinking of the consequences, is really spiritual and a true ascetic; and not he who merely observes rituals or who shuns all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.99°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra76.95°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.18°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha82.27°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati97.15°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra73.55°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani202.36°TulāViśākhā P1

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)03:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:17
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 Kāla10:10 – 11:50
Yamaganda15:11 – 16:51
Gulika Kāla06:50 – 08:30
Varjyam05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:10 – 06:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:50 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:30 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:10 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:11 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:51 – 18:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:31 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:51 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:11 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:10 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:30 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:50 – 05:10 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868398.27
Julian Day2456863.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0564°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.83°
🪷 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 (24.0564°), declination 19.70°, EoT -6.18 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: 2014-07-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)