पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · March 23, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: हनुमान जयन्ती — Hanumān Jayantī
Birth of Hanumān (Caitra Pūrṇimā tradition; some traditions Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 14).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.21 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः।

स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।3.21।।
"3.21 For whatever a great man does, others imitate. People conform to the standard which he has set." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra153.74°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha337.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra318.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani232.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:23
Yamaganda07:17 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:51
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:46 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:17 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:49 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:54 – 16:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:26 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:57 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:26 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:54 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:49 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:17 – 05:46 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869005.27
Julian Day2457470.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0796°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)175.99°
🪷 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 (24.0796°), declination 1.13°, EoT -7.21 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: 2016-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)