पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 6, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.24 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः।।14.24।।
"14.24 Who accepts pain and pleasure as it comes, is centred in his Self, to whom a piece of clay or stone or gold are the same, who neither likes nor dislikes, who is steadfast, indifferent alike to praise or censure;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya351.84°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra359.52°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala39.47°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha324.80°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati240.17°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra317.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani265.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:40 – 10:13
Yamaganda13:21 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla05:32 – 07:06
Varjyam06:04 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:32 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:06 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:40 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:13 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:47 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:54 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:28 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:02 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:28 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:54 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:47 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:13 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:40 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:06 – 05:32 (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 Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870114.27
Julian Day2458579.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1221°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.08°
🪷 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 (24.1221°), declination 6.28°, EoT -2.79 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: 2019-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)