पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 12, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: यमुना जयन्ती — Yamunā Jayantī
Manifestation of Yamunā Devī; Vraja-bhakti-pravāhinī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.41 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।

पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।
"3.41 Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya358.49°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra61.84°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha16.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra343.57°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani231.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:59 – 16:34
Yamaganda08:40 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:25
Varjyam06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:31 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:06 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:40 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:15 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:25 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:59 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:34 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:09 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:34 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:59 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:25 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:15 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:40 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:06 – 05:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869025.27
Julian Day2457490.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0804°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.24°
🪷 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 (24.0804°), declination 8.78°, EoT -1.04 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: 2016-04-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)