पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · July 17, 3227 BCE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.12 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः।

न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्।।2.12।।
"2.12 There was never a time when I was not, nor thou, nor these princes were not; there will never be a time when we shall cease to be." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3169
Śaka Saṁvat: -3304
Bengali Saṁvat: -3819
Malayalam Era: -4050
Nanakshahi: -4695
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya146.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra140.65°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha173.63°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.87°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra157.04°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani267.30°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:13 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:18 – 17:00
Gulika Kāla06:49 – 08:31
Varjyam05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:08 – 06:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:49 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:31 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:13 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:18 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:00 – 18:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:41 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:00 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:18 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:13 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:31 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:49 – 05:08 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-45506.73
Julian Day542958.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-49.1433°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)354.42°
🪷 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 (-49.1433°), declination 23.25°, EoT -5.77 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: -3226-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)