पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 17, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.31 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम्।

नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतो़ऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम।।4.31।।
"4.31 Tasting the nectar of immortality, as the reward of sacrifice, they reach the Eternal. This world is not for those who refuse to sacrifice; much less the other world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.78°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra250.42°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.05°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha306.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.17°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra18.37°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani275.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:59 – 16:29
Yamaganda08:57 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla11:58 – 13:28
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:56 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:27 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:57 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:58 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:28 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:59 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:29 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:59 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:29 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:59 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:28 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:58 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:57 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:27 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870460.27
Julian Day2458925.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1353°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.40°
🪷 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 (24.1353°), declination -1.23°, EoT -9.06 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: 2020-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)