पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 15, 2013 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 11.55 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः।

निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव।।11.55।।
"11.55 He whose every action is done for My sake, to whom I am the final goal, who loves Me only and hates no one - O My dearest son, only he can realize Me!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.20°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra53.16°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.69°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha337.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.85°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra5.48°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani194.93°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:59 – 08:34
Yamaganda10:09 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla13:20 – 14:55
Varjyam05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:23 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:59 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:34 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:09 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:45 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:20 – 14:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:55 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:30 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:06 – 19:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:30 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:55 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:20 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:45 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:09 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:34 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:59 – 05:23 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867932.27
Julian Day2456397.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0386°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.01°
🪷 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 (24.0386°), declination 9.76°, 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: 2013-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)