पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhanbad, Jharkhand · April 28, 2036 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 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra35.16°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.60°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha23.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati32.17°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra50.71°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani107.70°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:50 – 08:27
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla13:19 – 14:57
Varjyam05:45 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:12 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:50 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:27 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:04 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:42 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:19 – 14:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:57 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:34 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:11 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:34 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:57 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:19 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:42 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:04 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:27 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:50 – 05:12 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876346.27
Julian Day2464811.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3604°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.93°
🪷 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 (24.3604°), declination 14.29°, EoT 2.49 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: 2036-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)