पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 25, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.75°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra311.22°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.13°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha144.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra173.45°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani159.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:50 – 13:26
Yamaganda07:03 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla10:15 – 11:50
Varjyam06:00 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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 Labha05:28 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:03 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:39 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:15 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:50 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:26 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:02 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:13 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 21:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:02 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:26 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:50 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:15 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:39 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:03 – 05:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866968.27
Julian Day2455433.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)185.08°
🪷 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 (24.0017°), declination 10.85°, EoT -1.71 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: 2010-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)