पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · March 16, 2018 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.43 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।

जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्।।3.43।।
"3.43 Thus, O Mighty-in-Arms, knowing Him to be beyond the intellect and, by His help, subduing thy personal egotism, kill thine enemy, Desire, extremely difficult though it be."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.29°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra313.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala244.67°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha349.35°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.85°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra346.92°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani254.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 11:54
Yamaganda14:54 – 16:24
Gulika Kāla07:23 – 08:53
Varjyam06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:53 – 07:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:23 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:53 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:54 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:24 – 17:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:54 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:24 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:54 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:53 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:23 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869728.27
Julian Day2458193.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1073°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.46°
🪷 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 (24.1073°), declination -1.83°, EoT -9.36 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: 2018-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)