पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · August 3, 2020 CE

Also observed today

कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।

"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.22'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	107.04°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	279.60°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	354.61°	Mīna	Revatī P3
बुध Budha	91.69°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	265.77°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	61.38°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	273.53°	Makara	Uttara 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)	17:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 11 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 48 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:29 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:09 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:02 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:26 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla	18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:53 – 08:32
Yamaganda	10:11 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla	13:29 – 15:08
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:14 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:53 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:32 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:11 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:50 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:29 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:08 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:47 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:26 – 19:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:47 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:08 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:29 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:50 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:11 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:32 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:53 – 05:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°

Longitude: 86.4304°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870599.27
Julian Day	2459064.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1406°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	174.23°

🪷 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 17.42°, 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: 2020-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)