पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · November 15, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.04°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra224.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala244.28°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha215.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra177.16°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani190.51°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:57 – 14:19
Yamaganda06:03 – 07:26
Gulika Kāla08:49 – 10:11
Varjyam06:31 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:03 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:26 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:49 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:11 – 11:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:34 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:57 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:19 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:42 – 17:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:04 – 18:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:42 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:19 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:57 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:34 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:11 – 02:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:49 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:26 – 06:03 (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)1867781.27
Julian Day2456246.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0328°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.32°
🪷 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 (24.0328°), declination -18.54°, EoT 14.88 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: 2012-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)