पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 8, 2019 CE

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BG 13.2 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः।।13.2।।

"13.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Arjuna! The body of man is the playground of the Self; and That which knows the activities of Matter, sages call the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	294.85°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	329.01°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	1.29°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
बुध Budha	301.26°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	234.79°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	250.28°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
शनि Śani	261.50°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:56 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:30 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:40 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla	17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:39 – 12:03
Yamaganda	14:52 – 16:16
Gulika Kāla	07:50 – 09:15
Varjyam	06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta	09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:26 – 07:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:50 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:15 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:39 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:03 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:27 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:52 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:16 – 17:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:40 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:16 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:52 – 22:27 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:27 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:03 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:39 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:15 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:50 – 06:26 (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 Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870057.27
Julian Day	2458522.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1199°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	37.50°

🪷 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 (24.1199°), declination -15.13°, EoT -14.45 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: 2019-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)