पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · December 26, 1998 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.33 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि।
प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति।।3.33।।
प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति।।3.33।।
"3.33 Even the wise man acts in character with his nature; indeed, all creatures act according to their natures. What is the use of compulsion then?" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Varīyān |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Śanivāra (Saturday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 250.21° | Dhanu | Mūla P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 334.96° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 171.55° | Kanyā | Hasta P4 |
| बुध Budha | 229.36° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 327.26° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 264.11° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| शनि Śani | 2.88° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P1 |
☀️ Ranchi, Jharkhand — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:29 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:11 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:50 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 11:27 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 23:30 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 42 Mins 02 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 17 Mins 58 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:03 – 05:46 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:35 – 06:29 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:28 – 12:11 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:37 – 14:20 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:59 – 17:23 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:11 – 17:37 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:56 – 18:41 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:28 – 00:11 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 09:09 – 10:29 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 13:10 – 14:30 |
| Gulika Kāla | 06:29 – 07:49 |
| Varjyam | 06:55 – 07:13 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:59 – 09:20 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ 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
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Kāla | 06:29 – 07:49 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Śubha | 07:49 – 09:09 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Roga | 09:09 – 10:29 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Udveg | 10:29 – 11:50 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Chala | 11:50 – 13:10 (neutral) |
| Day-6 Labha | 13:10 – 14:30 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Amṛta | 14:30 – 15:50 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Kāla | 15:50 – 17:11 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Labha | 17:11 – 18:50 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Amṛta | 18:50 – 20:30 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Kāla | 20:30 – 22:10 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Śubha | 22:10 – 23:50 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Roga | 23:50 – 01:29 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Udveg | 01:29 – 03:09 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Chala | 03:09 – 04:49 (neutral) |
| Night-8 Labha | 04:49 – 06:29 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 23.3441°
Longitude: 85.3096°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5100 · Kali-5100 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1862708.27 · 5099.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2451173.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8388° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 87.18° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 8/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.8388°) · declination -23.37° · EoT -0.96 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:1998-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)