पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 3, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।
"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.16'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.56°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra16.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.59°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha314.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.62°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra348.87°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.57°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:33 – 12:01
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:25
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:05
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:10 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:05 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:33 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:01 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:25 – 17:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:53 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:25 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:01 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:33 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:05 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869350.27
Julian Day2457815.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0928°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)56.30°
🪷 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 -6.81°, EoT -12.65 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: 2017-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)