पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 15, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya301.73°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra215.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha307.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati10.34°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra343.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani185.18°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:29
Yamaganda07:48 – 09:13
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:03
Varjyam06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:22 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:48 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:13 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:29 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:54 – 16:19 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:19 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:44 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:19 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:54 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:29 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:13 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:48 – 06:22 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867507.27
Julian Day2455972.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0223°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.00°
🪷 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 (24.0223°), declination -12.94°, EoT -14.57 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: 2012-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)