पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 2, 563 BCE

Also observed today

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BG 18.69 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

न च तस्मान्मनुष्येषु कश्िचन्मे प्रियकृत्तमः।भविता न च मे तस्मादन्यः प्रियतरो भुवि।।18.69।।

"18.69 Nor is there among men any who can perform a service dearer to Me than this, or any man on earth more beloved by Me than he." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.69's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -505

Śaka Saṁvat: -640

Bengali Saṁvat: -1155

Malayalam Era: -1386

Nanakshahi: -2031

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	22.90°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	84.41°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	357.12°	Mīna	Revatī P4
बुध Budha	35.86°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	21.05°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	64.16°	Mithuna	Mṛgaśīrṣā P4
शनि Śani	46.49°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:03 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:40 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:04 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla	17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:58 – 16:31
Yamaganda	08:47 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla	11:53 – 13:26
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:42 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:14 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:47 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:20 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:53 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:26 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:58 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:31 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:04 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:31 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:58 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:26 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:53 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:20 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:47 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:14 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	927413.27
Julian Day	1515878.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-11.9327°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	61.51°

🪷 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 (-11.9327°), declination 4.34°, EoT -4.03 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: -0562-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)