पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · March 17, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.7 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Mamaivāṁśo Jīva-Bhūtaḥ · The Jīva is My Fragment
ममैवांशो जीवलोके जीवभूतः सनातनः।मनःषष्ठानीन्द्रियाणि प्रकृतिस्थानि कर्षति।।15.7।।
"15.7 It is only a very small part of My Eternal Self, which is the life of the universe, drawing round itself the six senses, the mind the last, which have their source in Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.52°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra12.76°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha307.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra329.91°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani285.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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)08:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:46
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 Kāla11:58 – 13:28
Yamaganda07:27 – 08:57
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 11:58
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:56 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:27 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:57 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:28 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:58 – 16:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:29 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:59 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:29 – 20:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:58 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:28 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:57 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:27 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870825.27
Julian Day2459290.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.29°
🪷 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 (24.1492°), declination -1.32°, 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: 2021-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)