पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 15, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.25 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि

दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि।

दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.25।।
"11.25 When I see Thy mouths with their fearful jaws like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place; I find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord in whom this universe abides!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.73°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra137.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha351.74°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati354.48°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra328.45°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani168.79°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:09 – 11:45
Yamaganda14:55 – 16:30
Gulika Kāla06:59 – 08:34
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:24 – 06:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:59 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:34 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:09 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:45 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:20 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:55 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:30 – 18:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:05 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:30 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:55 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:20 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:45 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:09 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:34 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:59 – 05:24 (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 Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867201.27
Julian Day2455666.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0106°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.96°
🪷 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 (24.0106°), declination 9.58°, EoT -0.24 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: 2011-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)