पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 20, 2002 CE
पञ्चाङ्ग सार — Core Day Snapshot
Tithi
Śukla Aṣṭamī
8/30 · Śukla pakṣa
Nakshatra
Kṛttikā
Pada 3 · 3/27
Yoga
Indra
26/27
Karaṇa
Viṣṭi
half-tithi 14/60
Vāra
Budhavāra (Wednesday)
weekday limb
Lunar month
Māgha
Māgha Śukla Pakṣa
Localized descent for Ranchi, Jharkhand; the universal day-axis remains anchored to the same date envelope.
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1409
Malayalam Era: 1178
Nanakshahi: 533
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Kṛttikā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Indra |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🕉️ 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
Or visit /cities · universal Earth-access (Sanskrit: Bhūmi Mātā · Mother Earth) · live pañchāṅga renders for supported city records worldwide · ?format=json
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.8 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः।।17.8।।
"17.8 The foods that prolong life and increase purity, vigour, health, cheerfulness and happiness are those that are delicious, soothing, substantial and agreeable. These are loved by the Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 307.34° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 32.02° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 359.31° | Mīna | Revatī P4 |
| बुध Budha | 280.76° | Makara | Śravaṇa P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 71.80° | Mithuna | Ārdrā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 316.10° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 44.19° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P2 |
☀️ Ranchi, Jharkhand — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:19 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:47 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:03 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 11:04 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 00:19 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 28 Mins 47 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 31 Mins 13 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:47 – 05:33 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:21 – 06:19 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:40 – 12:26 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:58 – 14:44 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:35 – 17:59 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:47 – 18:16 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:32 – 19:17 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:40 – 00:26 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 12:03 – 13:29 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 07:45 – 09:11 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:37 – 12:03 |
| Varjyam | 06:47 – 07:06 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:59 – 09:22 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (tropical)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Tropical 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
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 06:19 – 07:45 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 07:45 – 09:11 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 09:11 – 10:37 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:37 – 12:03 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 12:03 – 13:29 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:29 – 14:55 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 14:55 – 16:21 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 16:21 – 17:47 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 17:47 – 19:21 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 19:21 – 20:55 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 20:55 – 22:29 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:29 – 00:03 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 00:03 – 01:37 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:37 – 03:11 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 03:11 – 04:45 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 04:45 – 06:19 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 23.3441°
Longitude: 85.3096°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
🌌 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 | 5103 · Kali-5103 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1863860.27 · 5103.1 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2452325.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8829° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 88.32° · 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 (23.8829°) · declination -11.04° · EoT -14.28 min · city civil-time localizationLineage: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 seva surface · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2002-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)
Ranchi, Jharkhand 2002-02-20 City-Day Source-Anchor Spine
This route-proven spine makes the local day transparent: universal day-axis first, then the reader’s city/kṣetra, then local muhūrta, choghaḍiyā, hora, JSON envelopes, jyotiṣa references, dharmic timing applications, and the surrender boundary.
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