पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 23, 2012 CE

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BG 2.65 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।

प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।।2.65।।

"2.65 Having attained Peace, he becomes free from misery; for when the mind gains peace, right discrimination follows." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	9.27°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	28.07°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	129.93°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	342.09°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	24.10°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	51.56°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	181.36°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:38 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:17 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:13 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:58 – 08:34
Yamaganda	10:11 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla	13:24 – 15:00
Varjyam	05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:21 – 06:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:58 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:34 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:11 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:47 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:24 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:00 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:37 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:13 – 19:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:37 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:00 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:24 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:47 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:11 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:34 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:58 – 05:21 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867575.27
Julian Day	2456040.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0249°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	21.28°

🪷 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 (24.0249°), declination 12.61°, EoT 1.60 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: 2012-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)