पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 21, 2025 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।

"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	6.99°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	276.71°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	96.59°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	339.33°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	55.17°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	331.29°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	332.69°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:35 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:14 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:17 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:08 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla	17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:17 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:54 – 08:31
Yamaganda	10:07 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla	13:19 – 14:56
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:18 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:54 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:31 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:07 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:43 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:19 – 14:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:56 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:32 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:08 – 19:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:32 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:56 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:19 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:43 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:07 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:31 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:54 – 05:18 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°

Longitude: 86.4304°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872321.27
Julian Day	2460786.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2065°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	273.29°

🪷 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 (24.2065°), declination 11.89°, EoT 1.19 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: 2025-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)