पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 13, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.24 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।

नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
"2.24 It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.24'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.84°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra212.45°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha342.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra14.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani184.24°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 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 Kāla14:58 – 16:28
Yamaganda09:00 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla11:59 – 13:29
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:00 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:30 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:00 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:29 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:59 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:29 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:58 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:28 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:58 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:28 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:58 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:29 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:59 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:29 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:00 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:30 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867534.27
Julian Day2455999.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0234°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.57°
🪷 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 (24.0234°), declination -2.83°, EoT -10.22 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: 2012-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)