पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 26, 2023 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।

"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.4'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	11.39°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	81.12°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	81.80°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	20.34°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	1.00°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	52.62°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	310.93°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 55 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 04 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:31 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:10 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:16 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:16 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:42 – 13:19
Yamaganda	06:51 – 08:28
Gulika Kāla	10:05 – 11:42
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:14 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:51 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:28 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:05 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:42 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:19 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:56 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:33 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:10 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:33 – 20:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:56 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:19 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:42 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:05 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:28 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:51 – 05:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°

Longitude: 86.4304°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871595.27
Julian Day	2460060.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1787°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	70.52°

🪷 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 (24.1787°), declination 13.38°, EoT 2.16 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: 2023-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)