पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · June 18, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.11 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।
"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya62.46°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra80.24°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.30°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha41.45°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.43°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra107.07°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani215.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:08 – 04:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:27 – 15:09
Yamaganda04:57 – 06:39
Gulika Kāla08:21 – 10:03
Varjyam05:31 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:57 – 06:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:39 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:21 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:03 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:09 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:51 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:33 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:51 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:09 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:03 – 02:21 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:21 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:39 – 04:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868726.27
Julian Day2457191.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0690°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.85°
🪷 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 (24.0690°), declination 23.39°, EoT -0.82 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: 2015-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)