पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 12, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।
"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.47°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra175.39°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.41°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha102.11°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.68°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra150.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani191.49°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:01 – 08:38
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:31 – 15:09
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:23 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:01 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:38 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:31 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:09 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:46 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:24 – 19:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:46 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:09 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:31 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:38 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:01 – 05:23 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868051.27
Julian Day2456516.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0432°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.30°
🪷 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 (24.0432°), declination 14.97°, EoT -4.74 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: 2013-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)