पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · December 4, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।
"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra242.40°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.77°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha214.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.66°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra269.11°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani203.17°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:40 – 13:01
Yamaganda07:37 – 08:58
Gulika Kāla10:19 – 11:40
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:16 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:37 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:58 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:19 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:40 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:01 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:21 – 15:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:42 – 17:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:03 – 18:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:42 – 20:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:21 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:01 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:40 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:19 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:58 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:37 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868165.27
Julian Day2456630.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0475°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.46°
🪷 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 (24.0475°), declination -22.23°, EoT 8.96 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: 2013-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)