पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 7, 2008 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।

"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	293.66°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	292.24°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	60.33°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	292.91°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	257.88°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	262.80°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	132.37°	Siṃha	Maghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 12 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 47 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:57 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:31 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:39 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla	17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:27 – 14:51
Yamaganda	06:27 – 07:51
Gulika Kāla	09:15 – 10:39
Varjyam	06:55 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta	09:04 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:27 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:51 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:15 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:39 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:03 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:27 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:51 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:15 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:39 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:15 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:51 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:27 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:03 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:39 – 03:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:15 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:51 – 06:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866038.27
Julian Day	2454503.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9662°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	357.57°

🪷 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 (23.9662°), declination -15.55°, EoT -14.38 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: 2008-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)