पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · August 26, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.8 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
दुःखमित्येव यत्कर्म कायक्लेशभयात्त्यजेत्।स कृत्वा राजसं त्यागं नैव त्यागफलं लभेत्।।18.8।।
"18.8 To avoid an action through fear of physical suffering, because it is likely to be painful, is to act from passion, and the benefit of renunciation will not follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.44°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra257.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.73°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha153.66°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati128.34°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra112.53°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani214.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:46 – 13:21
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla10:10 – 11:46
Varjyam05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:23 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:59 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:34 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:10 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:46 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:57 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:33 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:08 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:33 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:57 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:46 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:10 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:34 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:59 – 05:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868795.27
Julian Day2457260.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0716°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.10°
🪷 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 (24.0716°), declination 10.58°, EoT -1.42 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: 2015-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)