पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 23, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.05°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra332.23°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.55°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha123.99°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.81°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra163.33°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani192.18°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:15 – 11:51
Yamaganda15:03 – 16:39
Gulika Kāla07:03 – 08:39
Varjyam05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:27 – 07:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:03 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:15 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:51 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:27 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:03 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:39 – 18:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:15 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:39 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:03 – 22:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:27 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:51 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:15 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:03 – 05:27 (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 Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868062.27
Julian Day2456527.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0436°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)206.77°
🪷 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 (24.0436°), declination 11.44°, EoT -2.27 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: 2013-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)