पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · May 17, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।
"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra159.56°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha21.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra26.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani230.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:04 – 16:44
Yamaganda08:26 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:45 – 13:25
Varjyam05:39 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 Roga05:06 – 06:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:46 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:26 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:05 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:45 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:25 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:04 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:44 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:24 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:44 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:04 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:25 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:45 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:05 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:26 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:46 – 05:06 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869060.27
Julian Day2457525.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0817°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.97°
🪷 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 (24.0817°), declination 19.39°, EoT 3.72 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: 2016-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)