पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · August 9, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.12 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।

यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः।।11.12।।
"11.12 Could a thousand suns blaze forth together it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of the Lord God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.27°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra61.53°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.89°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha94.40°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati104.31°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra157.67°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani350.42°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:44 – 18:22
Yamaganda11:49 – 13:28
Gulika Kāla15:06 – 16:44
Varjyam05:50 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:17 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:55 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:33 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:11 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:49 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:28 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:06 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:44 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:22 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:44 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:06 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:28 – 23:49 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:49 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:11 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:33 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:55 – 05:17 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872796.27
Julian Day2461261.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.61°
🪷 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 (24.2246°), declination 15.89°, EoT -5.21 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: 2026-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)