पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 14, 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 4.4 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।
"4.4 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.4'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.66°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra264.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.49°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha132.30°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra135.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani135.10°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:30 – 15:08
Yamaganda05:24 – 07:01
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:16
Varjyam05:57 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:24 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:01 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:16 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:53 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:30 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:08 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:45 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:22 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:45 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:08 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:30 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:53 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:16 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:01 – 05:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866227.27
Julian Day2454692.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9734°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.13°
🪷 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 (23.9734°), declination 14.29°, EoT -4.37 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: 2008-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)