पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · July 18, 2023 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 1.9 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।
"1.9 And many others, all ready to die for my sake; all armed, all skilled in war." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.02°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra93.96°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.10°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha108.28°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.59°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani312.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:12 – 16:52
Yamaganda08:29 – 10:09
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:31
Varjyam05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:07 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:48 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:29 – 10:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:09 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:31 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:12 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:52 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:33 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:52 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:12 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:31 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:09 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:29 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:48 – 05:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871678.27
Julian Day2460143.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1819°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.65°
🪷 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 (24.1819°), declination 21.09°, EoT -5.86 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: 2023-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)