पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 15, 2020 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.18 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।

शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।5.18।।

"5.18 Sages look equally upon all, whether he be a minister of learning and humility, or an infidel, or whether it be a cow, an elephant or a dog." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1427

Malayalam Era: 1196

Nanakshahi: 551

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	1.40°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	272.36°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	286.20°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
बुध Budha	341.76°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	271.77°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	45.11°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	277.24°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 42 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 17 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:42 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:06 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla	17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:45 – 13:20
Yamaganda	06:59 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla	10:09 – 11:45
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:23 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:59 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:34 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:09 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:45 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:20 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:55 – 16:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:31 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:06 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:31 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:55 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:20 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:45 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:09 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:34 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:59 – 05:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°

Longitude: 86.4304°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870489.27
Julian Day	2458954.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1364°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	268.03°

🪷 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 (24.1364°), declination 9.87°, EoT -0.24 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: 2020-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)