पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 9, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya355.49°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra359.40°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha0.31°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra340.29°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani320.39°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:55 – 16:29
Yamaganda08:37 – 10:12
Gulika Kāla11:46 – 13:21
Varjyam06:00 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:29 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:03 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:37 – 10:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:12 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:46 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:21 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:55 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:29 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:04 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:29 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:55 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:21 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:46 – 01:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:12 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:37 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:03 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871944.27
Julian Day2460409.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1920°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.32°
🪷 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 7.70°, EoT -1.90 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: 2024-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)