पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · May 12, 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 2.13 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा।

तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति।।2.13।।
"2.13 As the soul experiences in this body infancy, youth and old age, so finally it passes into another. The wise have no delusion about this." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.13'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.86°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra273.69°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.33°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha1.49°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.62°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra70.48°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani45.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:43 – 08:22
Yamaganda10:01 – 11:41
Gulika Kāla13:20 – 14:59
Varjyam05:37 – 05:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:04 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:43 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:22 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:01 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:41 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:20 – 14:59 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:59 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:38 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:17 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:38 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:59 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:20 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:41 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:01 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:22 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:43 – 05:04 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874533.27
Julian Day2462998.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2911°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.21°
🪷 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 (24.2911°), declination 18.04°, 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: 2031-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)