पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · February 21, 2020 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.6 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।

प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।4.6।।
"4.6 have no beginning. Though I am imperishable, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.6'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra278.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.76°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha317.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra350.93°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani273.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:37 – 12:03
Yamaganda14:55 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla07:44 – 09:11
Varjyam06:47 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:18 – 07:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:44 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:37 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:55 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:22 – 17:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:48 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:22 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:55 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:37 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:44 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870435.27
Julian Day2458900.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1343°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)330.47°
🪷 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 -10.81°, EoT -14.19 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: 2020-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)