पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · July 26, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.44°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra185.15°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.29°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha103.92°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.91°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra55.39°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani179.25°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 15:14
Yamaganda05:16 – 06:56
Gulika Kāla08:36 – 10:15
Varjyam05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:16 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:56 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:36 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:15 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:14 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:54 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:34 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:54 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:14 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:15 – 02:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:36 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:56 – 05:16 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867669.27
Julian Day2456134.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0285°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.89°
🪷 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 (24.0285°), declination 19.38°, EoT -6.19 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: 2012-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)