पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 23, 2014 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 3.22 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन।

नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि।।3.22।।
"3.22 There is nothing in this universe, O Arjuna, that I am compelled to do, nor anything for Me to attain; yet I am persistently active." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.77°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra288.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.40°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha4.89°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.11°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra324.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani207.03°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:19
Yamaganda06:53 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla10:06 – 11:43
Varjyam05:49 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:17 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:53 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:30 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:06 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:43 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:19 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:56 – 16:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:32 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:09 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:32 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:56 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:19 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:43 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:06 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:30 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:53 – 05:17 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868305.27
Julian Day2456770.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0529°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.82°
🪷 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 (24.0529°), declination 12.45°, EoT 1.60 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: 2014-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)