पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 12, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।
"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.74°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra240.69°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha128.76°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra133.11°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani134.86°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:09 – 16:46
Yamaganda08:38 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:31
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:23 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:01 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:38 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:54 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:31 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:09 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:46 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:24 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:46 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:09 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:31 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:38 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:01 – 05:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866225.27
Julian Day2454690.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9733°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.88°
🪷 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 (23.9733°), declination 14.90°, EoT -4.74 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: 2008-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)