पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · August 29, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.3 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर।

द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम।।11.3।।
"11.3 I believe all as Thou hast declared it. I long now to have a vision of thy Divine Form, O Thou Most High!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya132.01°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra74.53°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.31°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha116.91°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra154.85°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani322.68°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:20 – 14:55
Yamaganda05:25 – 07:00
Gulika Kāla08:35 – 10:10
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:25 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:00 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:35 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:10 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:20 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:55 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:30 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:05 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:30 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:55 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:20 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:10 – 02:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:35 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:00 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872086.27
Julian Day2460551.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1975°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.61°
🪷 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 (24.1975°), declination 9.23°, EoT -0.50 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: 2024-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)