पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 22, 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 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।
"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.23'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.99°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra119.03°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.71°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha10.98°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.83°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra14.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani288.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:19 – 14:56
Yamaganda05:17 – 06:54
Gulika Kāla08:30 – 10:06
Varjyam05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:17 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:54 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:30 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:06 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:43 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:19 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:56 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:32 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:09 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:32 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:56 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:19 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:43 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:06 – 02:30 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:30 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:54 – 05:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870861.27
Julian Day2459326.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1506°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.91°
🪷 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 (24.1506°), declination 12.22°, EoT 1.40 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: 2021-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)