पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · July 17, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.82°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra236.14°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.75°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha101.70°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra101.63°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani226.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:52 – 18:33
Yamaganda11:50 – 13:31
Gulika Kāla15:12 – 16:52
Varjyam05:40 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:07 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:48 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:28 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:09 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:50 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:31 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:12 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:52 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:33 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:52 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:12 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:31 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:50 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:09 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:28 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:48 – 05:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869121.27
Julian Day2457586.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.59°
🪷 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 (24.0841°), declination 21.15°, EoT -5.77 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: 2016-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)