पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 16, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.84°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra191.27°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala9.36°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha5.74°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.74°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra6.00°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani166.84°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:46 – 08:26
Yamaganda10:06 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 15:04
Varjyam05:40 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Amṛta05:07 – 06:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:46 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:26 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:06 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:45 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 15:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:04 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:44 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:23 – 19:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:44 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:04 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:45 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:06 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:26 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:46 – 05:07 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867232.27
Julian Day2455697.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0118°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.15°
🪷 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 (24.0118°), declination 18.98°, EoT 3.74 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: 2011-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)