पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 20, 2031 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 1.38 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्।।1.38।।
"1.38 Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin, or fighting against their friends," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.49°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra345.57°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala203.84°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha343.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.68°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra46.01°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani42.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:31 – 18:07
Yamaganda11:43 – 13:19
Gulika Kāla14:55 – 16:31
Varjyam05:51 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 Udveg05:19 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:55 – 08:31 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:31 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:07 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:43 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:19 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:55 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:31 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:07 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:31 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:55 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:19 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:43 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:07 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:31 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:55 – 05:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874511.27
Julian Day2462976.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2902°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.04°
🪷 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 (24.2902°), declination 11.39°, EoT 0.97 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: 2031-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)