पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 17, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.30 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत।

तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.30।।
"2.30 Be not anxious about these armies. The Spirit in man is imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.55°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra178.99°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.82°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha53.98°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.93°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra26.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani127.67°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:26 – 10:05
Yamaganda13:25 – 15:04
Gulika Kāla05:06 – 06:46
Varjyam05:39 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:06 – 06:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:46 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:26 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:05 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:45 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:25 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:04 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:44 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:24 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:44 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:04 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:25 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:45 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:05 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:26 – 03:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:46 – 05:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866138.27
Julian Day2454603.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9700°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.42°
🪷 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 (23.9700°), declination 19.37°, EoT 3.72 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: 2008-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)