पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 16, 563 BCE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
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BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
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पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -505
Śaka Saṁvat: -640
Bengali Saṁvat: -1155
Malayalam Era: -1386
Nanakshahi: -2031
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya36.32°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra269.64°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.94°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha31.62°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra80.38°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani48.35°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:59 – 16:34
Yamaganda08:39 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla11:49 – 13:24
Varjyam06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:29 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:04 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:39 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:14 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:49 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:24 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:59 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:34 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:09 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:34 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:59 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:24 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:49 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:14 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:39 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:04 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°
Longitude: 85.3096°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927427.27
Julian Day1515892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9322°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)233.31°
🪷 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 (-11.9322°), declination 9.45°, EoT 0.02 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: -0562-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)