पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · May 16, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.24°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra248.37°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.20°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha15.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati60.22°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra346.12°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani335.14°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:01 – 11:41
Yamaganda15:00 – 16:40
Gulika Kāla06:41 – 08:21
Varjyam05:35 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:01 – 06:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:41 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:21 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:01 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:41 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:20 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:00 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:40 – 18:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:20 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:40 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:00 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:20 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:41 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:01 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:21 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:41 – 05:01 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872346.27
Julian Day2460811.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2074°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.97°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2074°), declination 19.12°, EoT 3.74 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: 2025-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)