पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 12, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.38°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra115.55°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.47°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha327.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.47°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra281.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani100.81°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:28 – 17:57
Yamaganda11:59 – 13:29
Gulika Kāla14:58 – 16:28
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:02 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:31 – 09:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:00 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:30 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:59 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:29 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:58 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:28 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:57 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:28 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:58 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:29 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:59 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:30 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:00 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:31 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865341.27
Julian Day2453806.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9395°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.62°
🪷 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 (23.9395°), declination -3.44°, EoT -10.49 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: 2006-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)