पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 17, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.27°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra244.50°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.67°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha111.90°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.67°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra156.24°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani191.78°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:39 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:29 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla05:25 – 07:02
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:25 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:02 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:39 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:53 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:29 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:06 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:20 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:06 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:29 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:53 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:39 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:02 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868056.27
Julian Day2456521.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0433°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.92°
🪷 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 13.42°, EoT -3.75 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: 2013-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)