पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · November 12, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.02°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra179.64°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.03°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha218.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.60°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra173.47°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani190.16°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:24 – 08:47
Yamaganda10:10 – 11:33
Gulika Kāla12:56 – 14:19
Varjyam06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:01 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:24 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:47 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:10 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:33 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:56 – 14:19 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:19 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:42 – 17:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:05 – 18:42 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:42 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:19 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:56 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:33 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:10 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:47 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:24 – 06:01 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867778.27
Julian Day2456243.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0327°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.37°
🪷 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 -17.75°, EoT 15.43 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: 2012-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)