पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · August 21, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.14 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ।

माधवः पाण्डवश्चैव दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतुः।।1.14।।
"1.14 Then seated in their spacious war chariot, yoked with white horses, Lord Shri Krishna and Arjuna sounded their divine shells." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.07°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra285.35°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala139.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha141.45°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.90°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra161.27°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani284.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:34 – 10:11
Yamaganda13:23 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla05:22 – 06:58
Varjyam05:54 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Kāla05:22 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:58 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:34 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:11 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:47 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:00 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:36 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:12 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:36 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:00 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:47 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:11 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:34 – 03:58 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:58 – 05:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870982.27
Julian Day2459447.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1553°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.06°
🪷 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 (24.1553°), declination 12.09°, EoT -2.80 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: 2021-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)