पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 20, 2009 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.13 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन।।14.13।।

"14.13 Darkness, stagnation, folly and infatuation are the result of the dominance of Ignorance, O joy of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1416

Malayalam Era: 1185

Nanakshahi: 540

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	123.18°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	117.89°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	62.23°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	149.95°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	297.74°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	88.00°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शनि Śani	147.25°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:43 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:22 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:26 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:26 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:28 – 15:05
Yamaganda	05:26 – 07:03
Gulika Kāla	08:39 – 10:15
Varjyam	05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:26 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:03 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:39 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:15 – 11:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:52 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:28 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:05 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:41 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:17 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:41 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:05 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:28 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:52 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:15 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:39 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:03 – 05:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866598.27
Julian Day	2455063.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9876°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	355.90°

🪷 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 (23.9876°), declination 12.45°, EoT -3.05 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: 2009-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)