पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 7, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.53°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra329.27°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala317.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha1.49°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra337.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani320.17°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:29 – 18:03
Yamaganda11:47 – 13:21
Gulika Kāla14:55 – 16:29
Varjyam06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:31 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:05 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:39 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:13 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:47 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:21 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:55 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:29 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:03 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:29 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:55 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:21 – 23:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:47 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:13 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:39 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:05 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871942.27
Julian Day2460407.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1920°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.31°
🪷 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 (24.1920°), declination 6.95°, EoT -2.49 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: 2024-04-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)