पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 24, 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 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.9'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.99°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra166.14°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala8.44°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha351.56°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.58°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra16.60°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani194.26°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 13:19
Yamaganda06:52 – 08:29
Gulika Kāla10:06 – 11:42
Varjyam05:48 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:16 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:52 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:29 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:06 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:19 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:56 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:33 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:09 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:33 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:56 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:19 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:06 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:29 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:52 – 05:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867941.27
Julian Day2456406.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0389°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.71°
🪷 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 (24.0389°), declination 12.86°, EoT 1.80 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: 2013-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)