पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · May 16, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.20 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया।

यत्र चैवात्मनाऽऽत्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति।।6.20।।
"6.20 There, where the whole nature is seen in the light of the Self, where the man abides within his Self and is satisfied there, its functions restrained by its union with the Divine, the mind finds rest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.51°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra317.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala307.55°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha44.07°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra57.36°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani277.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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)00:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 39 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 Kāla08:21 – 10:01
Yamaganda13:20 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla05:01 – 06:41
Varjyam05:35 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
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 Kāla05:01 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:41 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:21 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:01 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:41 – 13:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:20 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:00 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:40 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:20 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:40 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:00 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:20 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:41 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:01 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:21 – 03:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:41 – 05:01 (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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870520.27
Julian Day2458985.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1376°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.15°
🪷 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 (24.1376°), declination 19.17°, 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: 2020-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)