पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 15, 2021 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
परशुराम जयन्ती · Paraśurāma JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.16 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः।प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ।।16.16।।

"16.16 Perplexed by discordant thoughts, entangled in the snares of desire, infatuated by passion, they sink into the horrors of hell." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.16'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	1.15°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	33.08°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	60.48°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	356.27°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	301.66°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	5.91°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शनि Śani	288.21°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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)	07:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 42 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 17 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:42 – 04:33
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 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla	17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:20 – 14:55
Yamaganda	05:23 – 06:59
Gulika Kāla	08:34 – 10:09
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:23 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:59 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:34 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:09 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:45 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:20 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:55 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:30 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:06 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:30 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:55 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:20 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:45 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:09 – 02:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:34 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:59 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°

Longitude: 86.4304°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870854.27
Julian Day	2459319.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1504°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	35.15°

🪷 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 (24.1504°), declination 9.79°, 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: 2021-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)