पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · December 2, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra290.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.98°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha205.51°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati245.73°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra253.07°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani263.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:36 – 08:57
Yamaganda10:18 – 11:39
Gulika Kāla13:00 – 14:21
Varjyam06:42 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:15 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:36 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:57 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:18 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:39 – 13:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:00 – 14:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:21 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:42 – 17:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:03 – 18:42 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:42 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:21 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:00 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:39 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:18 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:57 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:36 – 06:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870354.27
Julian Day2458819.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1312°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.06°
🪷 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 (24.1312°), declination -21.88°, EoT 9.75 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: 2019-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)