पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 16, 2025 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.11°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra214.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.52°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha335.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.25°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra330.26°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani332.13°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:44 – 13:20
Yamaganda06:58 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla10:09 – 11:44
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:22 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:58 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:33 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:09 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:44 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:20 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:55 – 16:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:31 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:06 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:31 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:55 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:20 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:44 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:09 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:33 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:58 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872316.27
Julian Day2460781.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2063°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.17°
🪷 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 (24.2063°), declination 10.15°, EoT 0.02 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: 2025-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)