पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · August 24, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।

यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.74°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra279.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha108.67°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.93°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra172.22°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani248.46°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:10 – 11:46
Yamaganda14:58 – 16:34
Gulika Kāla06:58 – 08:34
Varjyam05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:23 – 06:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:58 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:34 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:10 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:46 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:22 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:58 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:34 – 18:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:10 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:34 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:58 – 22:22 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:22 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:46 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:10 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:34 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:58 – 05:23 (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)1869889.27
Julian Day2458354.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1134°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.12°
🪷 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 (24.1134°), declination 11.17°, EoT -1.99 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: 2018-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)