पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 27, 2023 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 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.37°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra93.15°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.34°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha19.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.24°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra53.75°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani311.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:19 – 14:56
Yamaganda05:13 – 06:51
Gulika Kāla08:28 – 10:05
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:13 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:51 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:28 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:05 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:42 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:19 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:56 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:33 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:10 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:33 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:56 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:19 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:42 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:05 – 02:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:28 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:51 – 05:13 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871596.27
Julian Day2460061.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1787°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)81.24°
🪷 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 13.70°, EoT 2.33 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: 2023-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)