पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 20, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.5 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन।

तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप।।4.5।।
"4.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have been born again and again, from time to time; thou too,O Arjuna! My births are known to Me, but thou knowest not thine." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya306.72°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra266.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.07°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha317.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra349.78°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani272.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:29 – 14:55
Yamaganda06:19 – 07:45
Gulika Kāla09:11 – 10:37
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:19 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:45 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:11 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:37 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:29 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:55 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:21 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:47 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:21 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:55 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:29 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:37 – 03:11 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:11 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:45 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870434.27
Julian Day2458899.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1343°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)318.34°
🪷 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 (24.1343°), declination -11.17°, EoT -14.28 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: 2020-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)