पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · July 20, 2018 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 7.8 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga

रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः।

प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु।।7.8।।

"7.8 O Arjuna! I am the Fluidity in water, the Light in the sun and in the moon. I am the mystic syllable Om in the Vedic scriptures, the Sound in ether, the Virility in man." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 7.8'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	93.20°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	185.72°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	281.67°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
बुध Budha	117.66°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	199.25°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शुक्र Śukra	136.63°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	250.04°	Dhanu	Mūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:26 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:06 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:14 – 11:55
Yamaganda	15:15 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla	06:54 – 08:34
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:13 – 06:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:54 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:34 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:14 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:55 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:35 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:15 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:56 – 18:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:36 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:56 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:15 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:35 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:55 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:14 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:34 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:54 – 05:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869854.27
Julian Day	2458319.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1121°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	89.65°

🪷 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 (24.1121°), declination 20.70°, EoT -5.99 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: 2018-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)