पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · May 13, 2023 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.21 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।

"18.21 The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	27.87°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	303.62°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	91.19°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	11.52°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	5.00°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra	71.47°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शनि Śani	312.08°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:17 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:57 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:18 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:22 – 10:01
Yamaganda	13:20 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla	05:03 – 06:42
Varjyam	05:36 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:09 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:03 – 06:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:42 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:22 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:01 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:41 – 13:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:20 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:59 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:39 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:18 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:39 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:59 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:20 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:41 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:01 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:22 – 03:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:42 – 05:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°

Longitude: 86.4304°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871612.27
Julian Day	2460077.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1793°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	275.36°

🪷 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 (24.1793°), declination 18.28°, EoT 3.75 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: 2023-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)