पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · August 3, 2018 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 7.22 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते।

लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान् हि तान्।।7.22।।
"7.22 If he worships one form alone with real faith, then shall his desires be fulfilled through that only; for thus have I ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.57°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra355.79°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.93°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha116.61°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.93°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra151.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani249.23°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:50
Yamaganda15:08 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla06:53 – 08:32
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:14 – 06:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:53 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:08 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:47 – 18:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:26 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:47 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:08 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:53 – 05:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869868.27
Julian Day2458333.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1126°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)253.14°
🪷 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 (24.1126°), declination 17.55°, EoT -5.88 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: 2018-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)