पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · May 16, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.29°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra267.52°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala52.51°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha5.42°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.60°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra346.68°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.32°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:00 – 16:40
Yamaganda08:21 – 10:01
Gulika Kāla11:41 – 13:20
Varjyam05:35 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:01 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:41 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:21 – 10:01 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:01 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:41 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:20 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:00 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:40 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:20 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:40 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:00 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:20 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:41 – 01:01 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:01 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:21 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:41 – 05:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869424.27
Julian Day2457889.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0957°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.03°
🪷 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 (24.0957°), declination 19.11°, EoT 3.74 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: 2017-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)