पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · March 16, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.50°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra170.68°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.67°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha345.13°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.52°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra342.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani328.43°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:24 – 17:54
Yamaganda11:54 – 13:24
Gulika Kāla14:54 – 16:24
Varjyam06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:53 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:23 – 08:53 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:53 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:23 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:54 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:24 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:54 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:24 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:54 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:24 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:54 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:24 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:54 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:23 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:53 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:23 – 05:53 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872285.27
Julian Day2460750.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2051°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.86°
🪷 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 (24.2051°), declination -1.71°, EoT -9.36 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: 2025-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)