पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · May 24, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.24 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्।

सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः।।3.24।।
"3.24 And if I were to refrain from action, the human race would be ruined; I should lead the world to chaos, and destruction would follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya39.26°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra72.73°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha34.76°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati31.40°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra58.44°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani179.33°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:51 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:22 – 15:02
Yamaganda04:58 – 06:39
Gulika Kāla08:20 – 10:00
Varjyam05:32 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:58 – 06:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:39 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:20 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:00 – 11:41 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:41 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:22 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:02 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:43 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:24 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:43 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:02 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:22 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:41 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:00 – 02:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:20 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:39 – 04:58 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867606.27
Julian Day2456071.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0261°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.49°
🪷 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 (24.0261°), declination 20.81°, EoT 3.31 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: 2012-05-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)