पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 27, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.11 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।4.11।।
"4.11 Howsoever men try to worship Me, so do I welcome them. By whatever path they travel, it leads to Me at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya342.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra103.77°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala250.92°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha351.73°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.43°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra0.53°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani254.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:59 – 16:31
Yamaganda08:51 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:27
Varjyam06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:47 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:19 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:51 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:27 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:59 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:31 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:03 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:31 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:59 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:27 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:51 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:19 – 05:47 (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)1869739.27
Julian Day2458204.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1077°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.86°
🪷 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 (24.1077°), declination 2.51°, EoT -5.94 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: 2018-03-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)