पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · May 21, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: ज्येष्ठ पूर्णिमा — Jyeṣṭha Pūrṇimā (Vaṭa Sāvitrī)
Vaṭa Sāvitrī Pūrṇimā in some traditions (others observe Amāvasyā).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.37 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन।

ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा।।4.37।।
"4.37 As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so, O Arjuna, in the flame of wisdom the embers of action are burnt to ashes." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya36.35°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra207.01°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.01°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha20.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra31.57°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani229.81°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:52 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:20 – 10:00
Yamaganda13:21 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla04:59 – 06:40
Varjyam05:33 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:59 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:40 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:20 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:00 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:41 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:22 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:41 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:00 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:20 – 03:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:40 – 04:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869064.27
Julian Day2457529.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0819°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)170.72°
🪷 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 (24.0819°), declination 20.24°, EoT 3.54 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: 2016-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)