पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 22, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.06°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra128.55°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha133.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.80°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra90.73°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani236.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:03 – 16:40
Yamaganda08:39 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 13:27
Varjyam05:59 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:27 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:03 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:39 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:15 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:51 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:27 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:03 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:40 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:16 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:40 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:03 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:27 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:51 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:15 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:39 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:03 – 05:27 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869522.27
Julian Day2457987.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0994°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.17°
🪷 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 (24.0994°), declination 11.77°, EoT -2.54 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: 2017-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)