पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · July 14, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.2 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः।

यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते।।7.2।।
"7.2 I will reveal to this knowledge unto thee, and how it may be realised; which, once accomplished, there remains nothing else worth having in this life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya87.47°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra100.61°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha113.62°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.13°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra130.02°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani250.44°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:32 – 10:13
Yamaganda13:35 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla05:11 – 06:52
Varjyam05:44 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 Kāla05:11 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:52 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:32 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:13 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:54 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:16 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:57 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:38 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:57 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:16 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:54 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:13 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:32 – 03:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:52 – 05:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869848.27
Julian Day2458313.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1119°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.00°
🪷 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 (24.1119°), declination 21.71°, EoT -5.48 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: 2018-07-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)