पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · August 23, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.20°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra163.02°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.28°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha149.16°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati155.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra80.47°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani17.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 13:23
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:35
Gulika Kāla10:11 – 11:47
Varjyam05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:23 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:59 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:35 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:11 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:47 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:59 – 16:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:35 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:11 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:35 – 20:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:59 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:47 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:11 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:35 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:59 – 05:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873541.27
Julian Day2462006.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2531°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.38°
🪷 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 (24.2531°), declination 11.31°, EoT -2.27 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: 2028-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)