पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 17, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.85°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra95.99°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.41°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha308.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.87°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra311.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani129.33°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:27 – 08:57
Yamaganda10:27 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:28 – 14:59
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:56 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:27 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:57 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:27 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:28 – 14:59 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:59 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:29 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:59 – 19:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:29 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:59 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:28 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:27 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:57 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:27 – 05:56 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866077.27
Julian Day2454542.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9677°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.42°
🪷 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 (23.9677°), declination -1.26°, EoT -9.06 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: 2008-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)