पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 16, 2008 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
- भीष्माष्टमी · BhīṣmāṣṭamīPan-Hindu
- पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.33 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।
"18.33 The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Aśvinī Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Siddha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 271.30° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 4.09° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 61.48° | Mithuna | Mr̥gaśirā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 288.27° | Makara | Śravaṇa P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 253.14° | Dhanu | Mūla P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 235.74° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 133.74° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P1 |
☀️ Ranchi, Jharkhand — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:33 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:24 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:58 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 11:48 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 00:31 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 51 Mins 16 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 08 Mins 44 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:06 – 05:49 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:39 – 06:33 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:37 – 12:20 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:47 – 14:30 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:12 – 17:36 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:24 – 17:51 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:09 – 18:54 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:37 – 00:20 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 11:58 – 13:20 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 07:54 – 09:16 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:37 – 11:58 |
| Varjyam | 07:00 – 07:17 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:05 – 09:26 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 06:33 – 07:54 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 07:54 – 09:16 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 09:16 – 10:37 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:37 – 11:58 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 11:58 – 13:20 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:20 – 14:41 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 14:41 – 16:03 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 16:03 – 17:24 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 17:24 – 19:03 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 19:03 – 20:41 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 20:41 – 22:20 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:20 – 23:58 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 23:58 – 01:37 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:37 – 03:16 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 03:16 – 04:54 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 04:54 – 06:33 (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 + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
🌌 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 | 5109 · Kali-5109 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1866016.27 · 5109.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2454481.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.9653° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 94.61° · 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 (23.9653°) · declination -21.08° · EoT -9.69 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:2008-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)