पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 14, 2012 CE

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BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।

"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	0.47°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	277.67°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	129.45°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	333.46°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	22.02°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	44.92°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	182.05°	Tulā	Citrā 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)	00:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 41 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 18 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:43 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:21 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:05 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla	17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:34 – 10:10
Yamaganda	13:20 – 14:55
Gulika Kāla	05:24 – 06:59
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:24 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:59 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:34 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:10 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:45 – 13:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:20 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:55 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:30 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:05 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:30 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:55 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:20 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:45 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:10 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:34 – 03:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:59 – 05:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°

Longitude: 86.4304°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867566.27
Julian Day	2456031.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	274.23°

🪷 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 (24.0246°), declination 9.49°, EoT -0.50 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: 2012-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)