पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · August 1, 2015 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 17.11 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते।यष्टव्यमेवेति मनः समाधाय स सात्त्विकः।।17.11।।
"17.11 Sacrifice is Pure when it is offered by one who does not covet the fruit thereof, when it is done according to the commands of scripture, and with implicit faith that the sacrifice is a duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya104.44°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra292.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.58°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha113.16°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.95°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra125.58°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani213.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:32 – 10:11
Yamaganda13:30 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla05:13 – 06:52
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:13 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:52 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:32 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:30 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:48 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:27 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:48 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:30 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:32 – 03:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:52 – 05:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868770.27
Julian Day2457235.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0707°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.41°
🪷 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 (24.0707°), declination 18.13°, EoT -6.02 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: 2015-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)