पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 24, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.36 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून् वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः।

निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दुःखतरं नु किम्।।2.36।।
"2.36 Thine enemies will spread scandal and mock at thy courage. Can anything be more humiliating?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra238.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.02°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha295.13°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati75.91°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra268.11°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani208.98°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:42 – 09:09
Yamaganda10:36 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla13:29 – 14:56
Varjyam06:44 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:16 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:42 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:09 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:36 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:03 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:29 – 14:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:56 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:23 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:50 – 19:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:23 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:56 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:29 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:03 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:36 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:09 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:42 – 06:16 (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)1868247.27
Julian Day2456712.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0506°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)290.07°
🪷 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 (24.0506°), declination -9.55°, EoT -13.84 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: 2014-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)