पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · August 25, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.32 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।

सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।
"6.32 O Arjuna! He is the perfect saint who, taught by the likeness within himself, sees the same Self everywhere, whether the outer form be pleasurable or painful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.73°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra121.71°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.94°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha142.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati103.92°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra111.38°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani203.33°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:59 – 08:34
Yamaganda10:10 – 11:46
Gulika Kāla13:22 – 14:58
Varjyam05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:23 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:59 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:34 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:10 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:46 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:22 – 14:58 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:58 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:33 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:09 – 19:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:33 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:58 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:22 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:46 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:10 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:34 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:59 – 05:23 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868429.27
Julian Day2456894.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0576°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)354.30°
🪷 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 (24.0576°), declination 10.84°, EoT -1.71 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: 2014-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)