पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · July 19, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya92.73°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra261.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.21°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha105.54°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.10°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra104.09°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani226.01°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:11 – 16:52
Yamaganda08:29 – 10:10
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:31
Varjyam05:41 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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):
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 Roga05:08 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:48 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:29 – 10:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:10 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:31 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:11 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:52 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:33 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:52 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:11 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:31 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:10 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:29 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:48 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869123.27
Julian Day2457588.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0842°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)168.04°
🪷 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 (24.0842°), declination 20.79°, EoT -5.93 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: 2016-07-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)