पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 14, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.17°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra21.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.88°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha354.24°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.49°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra4.67°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani288.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:45 – 13:20
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:35
Gulika Kāla10:10 – 11:45
Varjyam05:56 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:24 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:59 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:35 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:10 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:45 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:20 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:55 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:05 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:55 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:20 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:45 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:10 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:35 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:59 – 05:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870853.27
Julian Day2459318.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1503°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.78°
🪷 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 (24.1503°), declination 9.43°, EoT -0.50 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: 2021-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)