पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · July 18, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.00°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra264.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha70.06°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati123.90°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra83.75°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani3.22°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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)18:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 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 Kāla16:52 – 18:33
Yamaganda11:50 – 13:31
Gulika Kāla15:12 – 16:52
Varjyam05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:07 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:48 – 08:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:29 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:09 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:50 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:31 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:12 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:52 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:33 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:52 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:12 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:31 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:50 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:09 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:29 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:48 – 05:07 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873139.27
Julian Day2461604.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2377°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)173.97°
🪷 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 (24.2377°), 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: 2027-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)