पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 27, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।
"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra337.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala293.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha291.33°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati288.71°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra350.28°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani144.97°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:24
Gulika Kāla07:40 – 09:08
Varjyam06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:13 – 07:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:40 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:24 – 17:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:51 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:24 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:40 – 06:13 (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 Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866424.27
Julian Day2454889.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9809°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.76°
🪷 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 (23.9809°), declination -8.35°, EoT -13.39 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: 2009-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)