पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · August 26, 2037 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.22 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः।

यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते।।6.22।।
"6.22 Finding That, he will realise that there is no possession so precious. And when once established here, no calamity can disturb him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.79°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra311.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.80°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha121.38°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.24°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra167.75°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani130.95°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:46 – 13:21
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:35
Gulika Kāla10:10 – 11:46
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:24 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:59 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:35 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:10 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:46 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:57 – 16:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:32 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:08 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:32 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:57 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:46 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:10 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:35 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:59 – 05:24 (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 Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876831.27
Julian Day2465296.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3790°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.35°
🪷 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 (24.3790°), declination 10.34°, EoT -1.42 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: 2037-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)