पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 16, 2008 CE

Also observed today

कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.6 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।

प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।4.6।।

"4.6 have no beginning. Though I am imperishable, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.6'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	119.58°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	289.47°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	153.75°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	135.73°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	259.97°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	138.02°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	135.35°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 55 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 04 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:41 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:20 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:02 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:39 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:30 – 15:07
Gulika Kāla	05:25 – 07:02
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:25 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:02 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:39 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:53 – 13:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:30 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:07 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:44 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:21 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:44 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:07 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:30 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:53 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:39 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:02 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866229.27
Julian Day	2454694.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9735°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.40°

🪷 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 (23.9735°), declination 13.67°, EoT -3.97 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: 2008-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)