पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 14, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.6 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।

मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः।।10.6।।
"10.6 The seven Great Seers,* the Progenitors of mankind, the Ancient Four,** and the Lawgivers were born of My Will and come forth direct from Me. The race of mankind has sprung from them. [* Mareechi, Atri, Angira, Pulah, Kratu, Pulastya, Vahishta. ** The Masters: Sanak, Sananda…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya329.61°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra186.38°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha314.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati291.97°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra350.32°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani143.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:29
Yamaganda13:29 – 14:58
Gulika Kāla05:59 – 07:29
Varjyam06:29 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:59 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:29 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:59 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:29 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:59 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:29 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:58 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:28 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:58 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:28 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:58 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:29 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:59 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:29 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:59 – 04:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:29 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866439.27
Julian Day2454904.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9815°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.86°
🪷 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 (23.9815°), declination -2.55°, EoT -9.94 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: 2009-03-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)