पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 16, 2013 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 16.21 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।
"16.21 The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.21'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.31°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra230.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.02°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha109.90°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.47°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra155.05°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani191.72°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:53
Yamaganda15:07 – 16:44
Gulika Kāla07:02 – 08:39
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:25 – 07:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:02 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:30 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:07 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:44 – 18:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:21 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:44 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:07 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:30 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:02 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868055.27
Julian Day2456520.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0433°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.57°
🪷 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 (24.0433°), declination 13.73°, EoT -3.97 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: 2013-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)