पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 23, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.17 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च।।13.17।।
"13.17 In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra177.14°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala11.43°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha326.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra267.75°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani262.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:10 – 10:36
Yamaganda13:29 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla06:16 – 07:43
Varjyam06:45 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:16 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:43 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:10 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:36 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:29 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:56 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:22 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:49 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:22 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:56 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:29 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:36 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:10 – 04:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:43 – 06:16 (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)1870072.27
Julian Day2458537.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1204°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.76°
🪷 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 (24.1204°), declination -10.00°, EoT -13.97 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: 2019-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)