पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · July 4, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya78.47°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra91.54°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.32°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha56.71°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra85.20°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani130.60°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:53
Yamaganda15:16 – 16:57
Gulika Kāla06:48 – 08:30
Varjyam05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:07 – 06:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:48 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:30 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:16 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:57 – 18:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:39 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:57 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:16 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:30 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:48 – 05:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866186.27
Julian Day2454651.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9718°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.31°
🪷 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 (23.9718°), declination 22.85°, EoT -4.02 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: 2008-07-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)