पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 21, 2012 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 2.63 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्रोधाद्भवति संमोहः संमोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः।

स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति।।2.63।।
"2.63 Anger induces delusion; delusion, loss of memory; through loss of memory, reason is shattered; and loss of reason leads to destruction." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.63'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.32°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra4.47°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.74°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha339.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra50.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani181.51°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:31 – 10:07
Yamaganda13:19 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla05:18 – 06:54
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:18 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:54 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:31 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:07 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:19 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:19 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:56 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:32 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:08 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:32 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:56 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:19 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:07 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:31 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:54 – 05:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867573.27
Julian Day2456038.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0249°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.08°
🪷 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 (24.0249°), declination 11.94°, EoT 1.19 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: 2012-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)