पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 25, 3102 BCE

🪷 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 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3044
Śaka Saṁvat: -3179
Bengali Saṁvat: -3694
Malayalam Era: -3925
Nanakshahi: -4570
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.36°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra95.76°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala10.93°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha11.50°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati3.24°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra10.10°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani353.72°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:16
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 09:13
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (Drik)
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:24 – 07:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:48 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:13 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:27 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:16 – 17:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:41 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:16 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:27 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:13 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:48 – 06:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year1
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)7.27
Julian Day588472.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.4025°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.40°
🪷 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 (-47.4025°), declination -14.19°, EoT -13.70 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: -3101-02-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)