पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 18, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
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BG 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।
"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.50°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra315.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.02°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha139.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra140.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani135.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:02 – 08:39
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:52
Gulika Kāla13:29 – 15:06
Varjyam05:58 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:26 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:02 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:39 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:52 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:29 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:42 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:19 – 19:42 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:42 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:29 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:52 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:39 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:02 – 05:26 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866231.27
Julian Day2454696.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9735°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.71°
🪷 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 13.03°, EoT -3.53 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: 2008-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)