पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · July 17, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.5 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्।

जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।।7.5।।
"7.5 This is My inferior Nature; but distinct from this, O Valiant One, know thou that my Superior Nature is the very Life which sustains the universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.33°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra144.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha115.92°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.17°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra133.34°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani250.24°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:56
Yamaganda08:33 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:35
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:12 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:53 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:33 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:14 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:56 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:37 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:56 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:33 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:53 – 05:12 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869851.27
Julian Day2458316.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1120°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)52.07°
🪷 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 (24.1120°), declination 21.23°, EoT -5.77 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: 2018-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)