पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · August 24, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।
"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.36'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.99°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra155.82°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.79°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha132.10°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.15°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra93.10°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani236.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:27 – 15:02
Yamaganda05:28 – 07:03
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:15
Varjyam06:00 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Śubha05:28 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:03 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:15 – 11:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:51 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:02 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:38 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:14 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:38 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:02 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:51 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:15 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:03 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869524.27
Julian Day2457989.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0995°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.28°
🪷 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 (24.0995°), declination 11.09°, EoT -1.99 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: 2017-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)