पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 24, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.24 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्।

सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः।।3.24।।
"3.24 And if I were to refrain from action, the human race would be ruined; I should lead the world to chaos, and destruction would follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya39.26°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra72.73°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha34.76°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati31.40°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra58.44°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani179.33°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:17 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:26 – 15:06
Yamaganda05:04 – 06:44
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 10:05
Varjyam05:37 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:04 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:44 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:25 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:05 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:26 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:47 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:27 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:47 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:26 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:05 – 02:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:25 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:44 – 05:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867606.27
Julian Day2456071.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0261°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.49°
🪷 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 (24.0261°), declination 20.81°, EoT 3.31 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: 2012-05-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)