पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · November 8, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya201.23°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra160.79°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.79°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha195.10°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra155.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani220.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:44 – 17:07
Yamaganda11:33 – 12:56
Gulika Kāla14:20 – 15:44
Varjyam06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:58 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:22 – 08:45 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:45 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:09 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:33 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:56 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:20 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:44 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:07 – 18:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:44 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:20 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:56 – 23:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:33 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:09 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:45 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:22 – 05:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868869.27
Julian Day2457334.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0744°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.92°
🪷 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 (24.0744°), declination -16.42°, EoT 15.99 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: 2015-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)