पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 23, 2023 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।

"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	8.47°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	43.77°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	80.18°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	21.21°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	0.28°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	49.20°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शनि Śani	310.69°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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)	07:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:34 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:12 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:17 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:09 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla	17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:17 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:32 – 18:09
Yamaganda	11:43 – 13:19
Gulika Kāla	14:56 – 16:32
Varjyam	05:49 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta	08:17 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:17 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:53 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:30 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:06 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:43 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:19 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:56 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:32 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:09 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:32 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:56 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:19 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:43 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:06 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:30 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:53 – 05:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°

Longitude: 86.4304°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871592.27
Julian Day	2460057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1786°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	36.84°

🪷 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 (24.1786°), declination 12.39°, EoT 1.60 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: 2023-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)