पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 18, 2033 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 2.19 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।

उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।
"2.19 He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of It as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit kills not, nor is It killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.01°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra220.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.81°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha344.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.86°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra328.58°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani67.64°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:21
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 Kāla06:56 – 08:32
Yamaganda10:08 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla13:20 – 14:55
Varjyam05:53 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:21 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:56 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:32 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:08 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:44 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:20 – 14:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:55 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:31 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:07 – 19:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:31 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:55 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:20 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:44 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:08 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:32 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:56 – 05:21 (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 Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875240.27
Julian Day2463705.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3181°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.81°
🪷 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 (24.3181°), declination 10.88°, EoT 0.51 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: 2033-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)