पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · July 17, 2016 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।

"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	90.82°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	236.14°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	210.75°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
बुध Budha	101.70°	Karka	Puṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	144.77°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	101.63°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शनि Śani	226.09°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 24 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:56 – 18:37
Yamaganda	11:55 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla	15:16 – 16:56
Varjyam	05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:12 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:53 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:33 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:14 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:55 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:35 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:16 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:56 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:37 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:56 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:16 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:35 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:55 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:33 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:53 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869121.27
Julian Day	2457586.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	144.59°

🪷 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 (24.0841°), declination 21.15°, EoT -5.77 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: 2016-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)