पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 3, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: नरसिंह जयन्ती — Narasiṁha Jayantī
Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.27 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यावत्सञ्जायते किञ्चित्सत्त्वं स्थावरजङ्गमम्।क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञसंयोगात्तद्विद्धि भरतर्षभ।।13.27।।
"13.27 Wherever life is seen in things movable or immovable, it is the joint product of Matter and Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra185.55°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.24°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha38.49°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.65°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra60.29°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani218.79°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:39 – 18:17
Yamaganda11:46 – 13:23
Gulika Kāla15:01 – 16:39
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:14 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:52 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:30 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:08 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:46 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:23 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:01 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:39 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:17 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:39 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:01 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:23 – 23:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:46 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:08 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:30 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:52 – 05:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868680.27
Julian Day2457145.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0672°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)166.84°
🪷 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 (24.0672°), declination 15.53°, EoT 3.15 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: 2015-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)