पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 14, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya359.67°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra278.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.40°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha18.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.11°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra38.83°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani309.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:25
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 Kāla10:10 – 11:45
Yamaganda14:55 – 16:30
Gulika Kāla07:00 – 08:35
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 Chala05:25 – 07:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:00 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:35 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:10 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:45 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:20 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:55 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:30 – 18:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:05 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:30 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:55 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:20 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:45 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:10 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:35 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:00 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871583.27
Julian Day2460048.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1782°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.96°
🪷 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 (24.1782°), declination 9.25°, 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: 2023-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)