पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · August 12, 2015 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।

"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.22'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	114.98°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	85.57°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	97.72°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	132.94°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	125.30°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	120.60°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	214.07°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 02 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 57 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:34 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:13 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:59 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:49 – 13:27
Yamaganda	06:56 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla	10:11 – 11:49
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · 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 Labha	05:18 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:56 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:33 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:11 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:49 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:27 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:05 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:42 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:20 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:42 – 21:05 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:05 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:27 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:49 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:11 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:33 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:56 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°

Longitude: 86.4304°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868781.27
Julian Day	2457246.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0711°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	330.30°

🪷 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 (24.0711°), declination 15.11°, EoT -4.74 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: 2015-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)