पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 30, 2026 CE

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मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.15 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

मामुपेत्य पुनर्जन्म दुःखालयमशाश्वतम्।

नाप्नुवन्ति महात्मानः संसिद्धिं परमां गताः।।8.15।।

"8.15 Coming thus unto Me, these great souls go no more to the misery and death of earthly life, for they have gained perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	15.51°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	176.60°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	351.01°	Mīna	Revatī P2
बुध Budha	359.46°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	84.38°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	42.57°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	344.90°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 00 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 59 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:27 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:06 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:12 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla	17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:19 – 14:57
Yamaganda	05:11 – 06:49
Gulika Kāla	08:26 – 10:04
Varjyam	05:44 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · 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 Śubha	05:11 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:49 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:26 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:04 – 11:41 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:41 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:19 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:57 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:34 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:12 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:34 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:57 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:19 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:41 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:04 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:26 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:49 – 05:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°

Longitude: 86.4304°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872695.27
Julian Day	2461160.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2208°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	161.55°

🪷 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 (24.2208°), declination 14.73°, EoT 2.79 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: 2026-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)