पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · July 21, 2028 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 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।
"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya94.57°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra79.84°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.47°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha88.90°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati149.34°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra50.41°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani16.12°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:10 – 11:50
Yamaganda15:11 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla06:49 – 08:29
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 Chala05:09 – 06:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:49 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:29 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:10 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:11 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:52 – 18:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:32 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:52 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:11 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:10 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:29 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:49 – 05:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873508.27
Julian Day2461973.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2519°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.73°
🪷 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 (24.2519°), declination 20.39°, EoT -6.05 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: 2028-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)