पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 1, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.14 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.14।।
"12.14 Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.55°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra347.66°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.13°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha311.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.77°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra348.68°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.45°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:02 – 13:29
Yamaganda07:39 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:34 – 12:02
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:11 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:39 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:34 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:02 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:29 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:57 – 16:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:25 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:52 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:25 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:57 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:29 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:02 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:34 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:39 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869348.27
Julian Day2457813.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0928°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.79°
🪷 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 (24.0928°), declination -7.58°, EoT -13.04 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: 2017-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)