पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · August 9, 2029 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 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.49°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra99.08°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.14°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha137.19°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.59°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra147.43°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani29.99°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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)04:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 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 Kāla13:28 – 15:06
Yamaganda05:17 – 06:55
Gulika Kāla08:33 – 10:11
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:17 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:55 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:33 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:11 – 11:49 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:49 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:28 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:44 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:22 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:44 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:28 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:49 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:11 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:33 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:55 – 05:17 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873892.27
Julian Day2462357.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.87°
🪷 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 (24.2665°), declination 15.81°, 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: 2029-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)