पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · May 3, 2024 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 7.19 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते।

वासुदेवः सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः।।7.19।।
"7.19 After many lives, at last the wise man realises Me as I am. A man so enlightened that he sees God everywhere is very difficult to find." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.92°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra309.36°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha353.64°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati30.43°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra9.90°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani322.71°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:03 – 11:41
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:35
Gulika Kāla06:47 – 08:25
Varjyam05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:09 – 06:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:47 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:25 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:03 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:41 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:19 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:35 – 18:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:14 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:35 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:19 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:41 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:03 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:25 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:47 – 05:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871968.27
Julian Day2460433.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1930°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.94°
🪷 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 (24.1930°), declination 15.77°, EoT 3.15 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: 2024-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)