पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · May 20, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.3 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम्।

असम्मूढः स मर्त्येषु सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते।।10.3।।
"10.3 He who knows Me as the unborn, without beginning, the Lord of the universe, he, stripped of his delusion, becomes free from all conceivable sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.31°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra344.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala21.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha51.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.21°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra53.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani10.39°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 05:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:20 – 10:00
Yamaganda13:21 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla05:00 – 06:40
Varjyam05:33 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:00 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:40 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:20 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:00 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:41 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:41 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:22 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:41 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:41 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:00 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:20 – 03:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:40 – 05:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.7957°
Longitude: 86.4304°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873446.27
Julian Day2461911.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2495°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.69°
🪷 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 (24.2495°), declination 20.05°, EoT 3.60 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: 2028-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)