पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 2, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।
"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.92°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra141.12°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.68°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha339.35°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.81°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra24.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani220.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:21 – 14:54
Yamaganda05:36 – 07:09
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 10:15
Varjyam06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:36 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:09 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:42 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:15 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:48 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:21 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:54 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:27 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:00 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:27 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:54 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:21 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:48 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:15 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:42 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:09 – 05:36 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868649.27
Julian Day2457114.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0660°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.96°
🪷 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 (24.0660°), declination 4.74°, EoT -4.03 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: 2015-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)