पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 5, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.20 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्योऽव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तात्सनातनः।

यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति।।8.20।।
"8.20 In truth, therefore, there is the Eternal Unmanifest, which is beyond and above the Unmanifest Spirit of Creation, which is never destroyed when all these being perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya351.54°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra110.83°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala347.90°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha343.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra36.48°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani4.75°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 13:21
Yamaganda07:06 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla10:14 – 11:47
Varjyam06:04 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:33 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:06 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:40 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:14 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:47 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:55 – 16:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:28 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:02 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:28 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:55 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:47 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:14 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:40 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:06 – 05:33 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873401.27
Julian Day2461866.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2478°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.10°
🪷 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 (24.2478°), declination 6.21°, EoT -3.10 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: 2028-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)