पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 12, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.11 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
"1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.87°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra25.89°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.54°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha302.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra304.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani129.70°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 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 Kāla11:59 – 13:29
Yamaganda07:31 – 09:00
Gulika Kāla10:30 – 11:59
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:01 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:31 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:00 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:30 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:29 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:58 – 16:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:28 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:57 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:28 – 20:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:58 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:29 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:30 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:00 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:31 – 06:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866072.27
Julian Day2454537.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9675°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.84°
🪷 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 (23.9675°), declination -3.24°, 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: 2008-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)