पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 8, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.2 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः।।13.2।।
"13.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Arjuna! The body of man is the playground of the Self; and That which knows the activities of Matter, sages call the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.83°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra213.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala11.11°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha351.19°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.75°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra31.53°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani220.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:25
Yamaganda07:09 – 08:43
Gulika Kāla10:17 – 11:51
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:35 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:09 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:43 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:17 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:59 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:33 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:07 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:33 – 20:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:59 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:17 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:43 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:09 – 05:35 (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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868655.27
Julian Day2457120.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0663°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.38°
🪷 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 (24.0663°), declination 7.02°, EoT -2.19 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: 2015-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)