पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · November 11, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya205.02°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra165.05°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala241.28°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha219.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.72°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra172.24°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani190.04°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:43 – 17:06
Yamaganda11:33 – 12:56
Gulika Kāla14:19 – 15:43
Varjyam06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:01 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:24 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:47 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:10 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:33 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:56 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:19 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:43 – 17:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:06 – 18:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:43 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:19 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:56 – 23:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:33 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:10 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:47 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:24 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867777.27
Julian Day2456242.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0327°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.58°
🪷 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 (24.0327°), declination -17.48°, EoT 15.59 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: 2012-11-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)