पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · May 12, 2028 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.29 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रियः।

ये भजन्ति तु मां भक्त्या मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम्।।9.29।।
"9.29 I am the same to all beings. I favour none, and I hate none. But those who worship Me devotedly, they live in Me, and I in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.60°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra247.92°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala15.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha48.34°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra55.11°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani9.42°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:01 – 11:41
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla06:43 – 08:22
Varjyam05:36 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:35

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) (Drik)
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 Chala05:03 – 06:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:43 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:22 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:01 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:41 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:20 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:38 – 18:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:18 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:38 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:20 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:41 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:01 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:22 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:43 – 05:03 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873438.27
Julian Day2461903.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.24°
🪷 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 (24.2492°), declination 18.23°, 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: 2028-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)