पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 12, 2015 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।

"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	114.98°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	85.57°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	97.72°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	132.94°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	125.30°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	120.60°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	214.07°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:39 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:18 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:54 – 13:31
Yamaganda	07:01 – 08:38
Gulika Kāla	10:16 – 11:54
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:23 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:01 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:38 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:16 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:54 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:31 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:09 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:46 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:24 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:46 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:09 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:31 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:54 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:16 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:38 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:01 – 05:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868781.27
Julian Day	2457246.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0711°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	330.30°

🪷 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 (24.0711°), declination 15.11°, EoT -4.74 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: 2015-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)