पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · August 2, 2020 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 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.08°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra266.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.17°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha89.92°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra60.51°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani273.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā 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)17:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 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 Kāla16:47 – 18:26
Yamaganda11:50 – 13:29
Gulika Kāla15:08 – 16:47
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:14 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:53 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:32 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:11 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:50 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:29 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:08 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:47 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:26 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:47 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:08 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:29 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:50 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:11 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:32 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:53 – 05:14 (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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870598.27
Julian Day2459063.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1406°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.66°
🪷 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 (24.1406°), declination 17.68°, EoT -5.95 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: 2020-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)